The last week-end was hectic for Sumit Kumar, a 2014 batch IAS officer who took charge as the first Collector of Alluri Sitaramaraju (ASR) district recently. The Collector rode more than 200 kilometre in forest to Rampachodavaram, a Naxal-hit region along the Andhra-Odisha border, to hold a grievance cell meeting.
It is no secret that every move on the Paderu-Rampachodavaram road is under the watch both by the left wing extremist groups and the anti-naxal squads round the clock. Mr. Sumit Kumar reached Rampachodavaram on Sunday evening from the district headquarters in Paderu and conducted his first grievance cell meeting on Monday.
The Collector is scheduled to return to the district headquarters in Paderu by Tuesday night, which is another 200-km journey through the jungle. If he prepares for any field visits or inspections in the Chintoor Agency, it would be another 80-km journey through forest.
