Annies Kanmani Joy, a 2012 batch IAS officer, was posted as the new Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu.
The government notification issued on Wednesday stated that Annies Kanmani Joy, chief executive officer of Zilla Panchayat, Tumakuru, was transferred with immediate effect and posted, until further orders, as Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu district.
The government has transferred Annies Kanmani Joy, a native of Kerala, as deputy commissioner of Kodagu district in the wake of allegations that the rehabilitation work of those affected by the natural calamity had been delayed.
The post of deputy commissioner was lying vacant, as the former Deputy Commissioner P I Sreevidya, had returned to Kerala in order take care of her ailing father. Kodagu Zilla Panchayat CEO K Lakshmipriya was handed over the additional charge of the deputy commissioner.
Annies Kanmani Joy has many challenges ahead such as expediting the rehabilitation works and process of disbursing compensation.
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