Sawant has since assumed charged as the Registrar of Cooperative Societies. Deepali Naik, Y B Tawde, besides Sawant were the three Grade I officers who presided over the Margao Municipal affairs this year.
Sources said the new MMC Chief Officer is expected to assume office full-fledged on Monday and has the task cut out for him to tone up the municipal administration and to put the door-to-door waste collection exercise in order.
Though outgoing Chief Officer was expected to sign MoU with the self help groups and the private trust engaged in ward 20, to collect waste door-to-door, Sawant has left the civic body without signing the same.
