Odisha government transfers 14 collectors

BHUBANESWAR (INDIA): The Odisha government effected a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy by assigning new postings to 14 IAS officers and four senior OAS officers.nnIn the reshuffle, 2012 batch IAS officer Vineet Bharadwaj was appointed as collector and District Magistrate of Sundergarh replacing B S Poonia. Poonia has been transferred as Dhenkanal collector.nSimilarly, 2005 batch IAS Anjan Kumar Manik working as Bargarh collector has been shifted as Kalahandi collector in place of Brunda D. Brunda has been transferred as the collector of Kandhamal district.nnKandhamal collector Reghu G has been transferred to Kendrapara as collector and Poma Tudu has been assigned as the collector of Nuapada district.nnSurendra Kumar Meena has been appointed as the new Mayurbhanj collector in place of 2005 batch IAS Patil Rajesh Pravakar. Pravakar has been appointed as OSD, Odisha Skill Development Authority.nnDhenkanal collector Roopa Roshan Sahoo has been assigned as Khurda collector replacing Niranjan Sahu. Sahu has been transferred as Director Industries with additional charge of MD, OSIC.nnAmong senior OAS officers, the notification issued by the government said Khagendra Kumar Padhi, Additional Secretary in Steel and Mines Department has been transferred as Bargarh collector.nnManish Agarwal PD, DRDA, Khurda has been transferred as Deputy Secretary in Home Department, while Sanjay Kumar V has been transferred as Deputy Secretary in the Water Resources Department.nnD N Padhi, Director Industries, has been appointed as Secretary of Odisha State Information Commission.nnSource: Press Trust of India