Collector promises to look into long-pending issues of tribal people
The Hindu
Tribal people submit a memorandum to him at ‘Praja Spandana’ at Narsipatnam
District Collector A. Mallikarjuna has agreed to look into the long-pending issues of the tribal people and work out an amicable solution. The tribal people staged a protest and submitted a memorandum to the Collector during his ‘Praja Spandana’ programme, which was organised at Narsipatnam on Monday.
It may be recalled that the tribal people, under the aegis of the Adivasi Sangham and the CPI(M), have been staging protests seeking issue of ROFR pattas, Aadhaar cards, electricity facility in uncovered hamlets and roads to some of the hamlets, located on hilltops.
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