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New Collectors appointed for six districts

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Saturday appointed new Collectors in six districts. The notable of the transfers was that of Jamil Ahmed Khan, Collector of Dhenkanal.

Mr. Khan had landed up in a controversy after he picked up a quarrel with Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha member Rudranayaran Pani a few weeks ago.

Mr. Khan and Mr. Pani had a war of words while discussing the problems facing the hundreds of villagers that had been affected by a steel plant project of Bhushan Steel Limited in the district.

While transferring Mr. Khan, the Government appointed Nuapada District Collector Mrinalini Darswal for Dhenkanal.

Mr. Khan, however, was not given any posting immediately. He was likely to be given appointment soon, sources said.

Bishnu Prasad Panda, Additional Secretary, Forest & Environment Department, was appointed District Collector of Nuapada.

Harihar Panigrahi, at present District Magistrate & Collector of Bargarh was appointed Additional Secretary to Government, Forest & Environment Department in place of Mr. Panda.

Further, the Government appointed Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik, at present District Collector of Puri, Additional Secretary, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department.

Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, at present District Collector of Rayagada (now undergoing Mid-Career Training at Mussoorie) was appointed District Collector of Puri.

Krishna Gopal Mohapatra, at present Additional Secretary, Works Department, was transferred and posted District Collector of Rayagada.

Suresh Prasad Padhi, at present Director, Housing and ex-officio Additional Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, was transferred and posted District Collector of Bargarh in place of Mr. Panigrahi.

The Government appointed Kishore Kumar Mohanty, Director, Text Book Production & Marketing, Bhubaneswar, District Collector of Cuttack in place of Sujata R. Karthikeyan, who was at present undergoing Mid-Career Training at Mussoorie.

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