A festive atmosphere prevailed in the Puttaparthi town on Monday as the headquarters of Sri Sathya Sai district was inaugurated on Monday. Children dressed in traditional attires including the one of Sri Sathya Sai Baba welcomed new Collector P. Basanth Kumar at the Collectorate.
Roads and Buildings Minister Malagundla Sankaranarayana, Hindupur MP Gorantla Madhav, MLC Mohammed Iqbal and MLAs D. Sreedhar Reddy (Puttaparthi), Kethireddy Venkataramireddy (Dharmavaram), P.V. Sidda Reddy (Kadiri) took part in the inaugural programme, as Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated all the 13 new districts in virtual mode.
Carrying “Thank You CM Sir” placards, students also took part in the programme. At the Collector’s office, Joint Collector K. Dinesh Kumar and Superintendent of Police Rahul Dev Singh, and DRO Gangadhar Goud were also present.
