Simranjeet Singh Kahlon is the new Collector of Ramanathapuram
The Hindu
Simranjeet Singh Kahlon appointed as new Ramanathapuram Collector, prioritizing public grievances and drinking water issues in the district.
Simranjeet Singh Kahlon is the new district Collector of Ramanathapuram. He succeeds B. Vishnu Chandran, who has been transferred as Deputy Secretary, Public Department.
Mr. Kahlon, a 2016-batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was hitherto Joint Commissioner, Municipal Administration.
He has been the Commissioner of Madurai Corporation and has earlier worked in Chennnai Corporation.
Mr. Kahlon said that he would be focus on public grievances redressal mechanism and give top priority to redress the issues raised by the people.
Besides taking care of implementation of the flagship programmes of the State government, he would also give importance to the drinking water issues in the district.

The Centre has rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills was changed to permit large-scale mining, citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new leases. It said a court-approved framework will bring over 90% of the Aravalli region under protected areas and strengthen safeguards against illegal mining. The clarification follows controversy over the “100-metre” criterion used to define hills across states.












