Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul, Chief Minister Harish Rawat, leaders across the political spectrum and administrative officers conveyed condolences over the untimely death of Udham Singh Nagar DM Akshat Gupta on Sunday. They said that sudden demise of Gupta was a big loss for the State. Gupta was cremated in Noida on Monday. Gupta’s parents live in Noida.
Uttarakhand Forest Minister Dinesh Aggarwal, on behalf of the CM, paid the floral tribute to the departed. SD Sharma, resident commissioner, offered the same on behalf of Governor Paul. Other senior administrative and police officers did the same. At Collectorate, Gupta was remembered particularly for the campaign he had launched in the Udham Singh Nagar district to fight malnutrition among the children. Gupta died of heart attack in a Mall in Noida, officials said. He was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment, they said.
A 2006 batch IAS officer, Gupta had his stints as the district magistrate of Almora and Nainital before he was posted as the DM of Udham Singh Nagar. His wife Ridhim Aggarwal is currently the commandant, 31 Battalion Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) at Rudrapur.
Meanwhile, officials at the Collectorate in Rudrapur condoled Gupta's sudden demise describing him as an efficient administrator whose untimely death was a big loss for the district. Udham Singh Nagar SSP Anant Shankar Takwale, DM in-charge Ashish Shrivastav and additional district magistrate were among the host of officials who paid floral tributes to the officer and observed a two-minute silence in his memory.