NTR District and Krishna district officially began functioning as two separate districts from Monday, with top officials taking charge.
Senior IAS officer S. Dilli Rao assumed charge as Collector of NTR District at the new Collectorate in Vijayawada, while former Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) Commissioner S. Ranjit Basha assumed charge as Collector of the residuary Krishna district, headquartered at Machilipatnam.
Mahesh Kumar Ravirala took charge as Joint Collector of Krishna while Shrivas Nupur Ajay Kumar assumed charge as Joint Collector of NTR District.