In a representation to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Konkan Railway Pravasi Sanghatana (KRPAS) vice-president Sagar Talwadekar sought immediate intervention to provide dedicated capital funding for the development of additional railway infrastructure at Sawantwadi

Sharma will succeed Admiral D K Joshi (retd), who took over as lieutenant governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on October 8, 2017