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'''Iqbal Singh Chahal''' is a 1989 batch [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of [[Maharashtra]] cadre.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Executive record sheet|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=15092&PageId=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Free Press Journal|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-iqbal-singh-chahal-completes-a-year-as-bmc-chief|url-status=live}}</ref> He is currently the Commissioner of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coornavirus-bmc-chief-if-someone-laughs-at-us-how-do-i-share-mumbai-model-7305013/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/covid-outbreak-new-bmc-chief-iqbal-singh-chahal-must-find-a-fix-that-can-go-viral/articleshow/75668305.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ANI news|url=https://www.aninews.in/topic/iqbal-singh-chahal/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Scroll|url=https://scroll.in/latest/994276/covid-mumbai-to-get-new-drive-in-vaccination-centres-in-every-zone-within-24-hours-says-civic-body|url-status=live}}</ref> Mr. Chahal has served Government of Maharashtra and India in various capacities. In his initial career he was collector of [[Thane district|Thane]] and [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] districts,<ref name=":0" /> later on he was [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|Joint Secretary]] in [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Ministry of Women and Child Development|Ministry of Women & Child Development]] and [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]].<ref name=":0" /> Following that he was also [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] in Water Resources Department and Urban Development Department of Maharashtra.<ref name=":0" />

==Notable Works==
Mr, Chahal is widely given the credit for keeping [[COVID-19]] under check in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Print|url=https://theprint.in/off-the-cuff/off-the-cuff-with-iqbal-singh-chahal/649957/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Free press journal|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/covid-19-in-mumbai-have-grip-over-mortality-rate-says-bmc-chief-iqbal-singh-chahal|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai Mirror|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/coronavirus/news/new-guidelines-soon-says-aaditya-thackeray-after-discusses-crowding-at-vaccination-centre-with-bmc-chief-iqbal-singh-chahal/articleshow/82427844.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Supreme Court of India]] and [[High courts of India|High Court of Maharashtra]] also lauded Mr. Chahal for his Mumbai Model.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bar and Bench|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/follow-bmc-as-model-to-manage-covid-19-pandemic-bombay-high-court|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India TV|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/supreme-court-lauds-bmc-s-oxygen-management-asks-delhi-centre-to-learn-from-mumbai-latest-updates-702736|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/supreme-court-lauds-mumbai-model-of-covid-management-asks-delhi-centre-to-take-note-1799288-2021-05-05|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Print|url=https://theprint.in/health/inside-a-mumbai-covid-war-room-16-staff-phones-that-ring-every-minute-eat-when-you-can/648182/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Republic World|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/telangana-government-and-centre-should-adopt-the-mumbai-model-against-covid-19-congress.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

He added thousands of beds through new field hospitals, and private facilities handed over their Covid-19 wards to the government with 800 vehicles being turned into ambulances. A proactive approach was used to focus on 55 slums including, [[Dharavi]], where a strict lock-down was accompanied by aggressive sanitation of public toilets, mass coronavirus screening and a huge volunteer effort to ensure that nobody went hungry. All positive test reports in Mumbai were routed through "war rooms".<ref>{{Cite web|last=AFP|title=Covid-19: How India's most crowded city beat the virus|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-pandemic/covid-19-how-indias-most-crowded-city-beat-the-virus|access-date=2021-06-16|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}}</ref>

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