18 Collectors/ Dist. officers on challenges in their districts

Views of 18 collectors / dist officers on the Social and Developmental Challenges of their districts

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Views of District Collectors / Authorities

Adilabad

Sri Dinakar Babu - Addl Collector

Forest land enchroachment by locals; Forest land selling for commercial purpose; Water scarcity; Female illiteracy; Earlier, health was a major issue, but slowly the tribal population has realised the benefits of new therapies

Darrang

Mr Shailendra - Addl Collector

Youth Development; Standard of living; High suicide rate; Bad transportation; Lack of electricity

Srikakulam

V N Vishnu - Collector

Unemployment; Education; Health; Communication and transportation; Lack of utilisation of natural resources to the optimum level ( rainwater in rivers )

Tirap

Talem Tapok - Deputy Commissioner

Economic backwardness - no major income generation opportunities; Hilly area - Land not proper for cultivation; Naga insurgency; Twin born children are killed; Social taboo for girl child

Lohit

R K Balthakur

Flood prone area

Changlang

Radhe Hinda - DIO

Militancy - extortion of money; Lack of communication and transportation facilities; Illiteracy; Economic backwardness; Being backward, no exposure to modern amenities of development

East Siang

Y Tayeng - Extra Asst Commissioner

Communication; Being a remote area, educational facilities like teaching staff is not available as per the requirement; Lack of health infrastructure in rural areas; Lack of electricity; No proper supply of water

Mahbubnagar

Usha Rani - Collector

Poor quality of education; Health services; Water scarcity; Corruption; Social evils like child marriage, apathy for girl child

Nalgonda

M Purushottam Reddy - Collector

Fluoride content is more in ground water; Apathy towards girl child in remote areas; Child Labour; Rural to urban migration during non agricultural season; Unemployment of youth

West Kameng

Smt Padma Jaiswal - Deputy Commissioner

Lack of presence of NGOs; Lack of communication and trust among people; Heavy rainfall and landsliding; Transportation; No exposure to the other part of the country; Students unions are politically affected; Youth unemployment

Nellore

M Ravichandra

Cyclone prone area; Ground water is turning saline in coastal areas; Tribals are less educated; Poor state of health; Difficulties faced in maintaining irrigation structure

Kurnool

M Danakishore - Collector

Child Labour; High illiteracy rate; Health of children and women; Under development of minorities; Non productive agriculture by small marginal farmers; Difficult agricultural conditions

Goalpara

Uttalananda Sharma - Dy Commissioner

Communication and connectivity; Flood prone area; People's participation is less; Enchroachment of forest land; Superstition amongst tribal people; Witch hunting

Hyderabad

R V Chandravadan - Collector

Urbanisation; Growing slum population; Migration; Child Labour; Domestic violence against women; Unemployment; Trafficking of women; People living with HIV/AIDS; Housing for poor

Dhemaji

Divakar Nats Mishra - Dy Commissioner

Floods; Poor infrastructure - Education, Rail....Absence of industrialisation; Poor per capita income; Low cropping intensity;

Guntur

Mohammad Ali Rapat - Collector

High illiteracy rate; Floods; Health - HIV / AIDS; Naxalism; Trafficking of women

Medak

B Venkatesham - Collector

High illiteracy rate; Unemployment; Poor irrigation potential; Lack of awareness among people about growth in nearby areas; Health

East Kameng

K Panginj - Dy Commissioner

Communication; Lack of power supply; High illiteracy rate; Road connectivity

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