7 districts get new collectors in second shuffle in two weeks

Chennai: With elections just a few months away, the state government on Thursday posted new

collectors

to seven districts. In all, 15 of 38

districts

have got new collectors in less than a fortnight.

S Sameeran has been posted as Tenkasi collector replacing G K Arun Sundar Thayalan, who is now joint secretary to government, environment and forests department. V Vishnu is Tiruneveli collector in place of Shilpa Prabhakar Satish, who has been transferred and posted as joint secretary to health and family welfare.

Madhusudhan Reddy is the new Sivaganga collector in place of J Jayakanthan, who has been posted as managing director of Tamil Nadu Fisheries Corporation. Dinesh Ponraj Oliver is Ramanathapuram collector replacing K Veera Raghava Rao, who has had a long stint in the districts for eight years. Rao is posted as director of employment and training.

Sandeep Nanduri has been posted as Tiruvannamalai collector in place of K S Kandasamy, who is now special officer, grievance redressal, e-Governance.

A R Gladstone Pushparaj is the new Ranipet collector replacing S Divyadharshini, who has been posted as joint commissioner (health) of Greater Chennai Corporation. K Senthil Raj has been posted as Tuticorin collector. Jacintha Lazarus, who is on inter-cadre deputation, has been posted as director of rehabilitation and welfare of non-resident Tamils.