People from Rajam and Cheepurupalli are demanding Revenue Division status ahead of a complicated carving out of districts in the State — an exercise that is proposed to be undertaken soon.
Rajam town, currently part of Srikakulam district and falling under Palakonda revenue division, is proposed to be merged with Vizianagaram district. The Palakonda revenue division itself is proposed to be conjoined with Parvatipuram revenue division from the existing Vizianagaram district to create the new district of Manyam.
With Palakonda set to be part of Manyam district and Parvatipuram becoming the district headquarters, the government has proposed to make Bobbili the new revenue division in Vizianagaram district of which Rajam would be a part. This has not gone down well with the people of Rajam, as Bobbili is almost 60 km away.
