Working in tribal areas is a boon: ITDA PO

‘86,000 acres of land was distributed to 55,000 beneficiaries in Agency area’

Integrated Tribal Development Agency(ITDA) Project Officer Venkateswar Salijamula has described working in the tribal areas as a boon. Dr. Venkateswar was felicitated by officials and staff at a farewell organised at the ITDA office at Paderu on Monday on his transfer to Chittoor as Joint Collector (Housing). Responding to the felicitations, Dr. Venkateswar said that the works on provision of amenities like roads, drinking water, development of coffee plantations and improvement of basic infrastructure at hospitals gave him the maximum satisfaction. He said that the tribal area of Visakhapatnam was bigger than the State of Sikkim. He recalled having taken the advice of senior IAS officers like Somesh Kumar, Sai Prasad, District Collector V. Vinay Chand, who had all worked in the Agency area, apart from taking the guidance of D.K. Balaji.