Elders of the Koya and Konda Reddy tribes andrepresentatives of various tribal associations on Sunday formed a Joint Action Committee (JAC) to fight for a separate district headquarters at Rampachodavaram instead of Paderu in Visakhapatnam district.
The State government is creating a new districtcalled Alluri Sitharamaraju,headquartered inPaderu, which will be formed by carving out Chintoor and Rampachodavaram revenue divisionsfrom East Godavari district and the 11 Agency mandals of Araku Valley in Visakhapatnam district.
The JAC is headed by human rights activist Balu Akkisa, who is also convener of the Rampa Zilla Sadhana Samithi.