VISAKHAPATNAM: District collector Pravin Kumar and rural SP Rahul Dev Sharma trekked two-and-half km to visit the interior village of Pedapadu in GK Veedhi mandal, a stronghold of Maoists, on Wednesday. Maoist militia commander Jambri, who was killed in a recent encounter, was from Pedapadu. While addressing the tribals of 25 villages, the collector assured them a proper road from Pedapadu to GK Veedhi mandal headquarters.
The collector promised to lay the road by connecting various villages.