Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday dedicated the office of the Divisional Commissioner (East) at Namsai to the people of eastern Arunachal.
Pema Khandu, who was in Namsai for the one year celebration of the BJP government in the state, also inaugurated the office of the chief engineer (PWD), chief engineer (PHD&WS) and superintending engineer (RWD).
The Divisional Commissioner East will cater to 11 eastern districts that includes East Siang, Siang, Upper Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Dibang Valley, Anjaw, Lohit, Namsai, Changlang, Tirap and Longding and has been delegated with all administrative and financial powers.
Congratulating the people, Khandu said that the funds for infrastructure development for the divisional commissioners office and chief engineers office would be highlighted in the ensuing budget. With this, he said, the state government has planned to decentralize administration which is now concentrated at state capital.
“Chief engineer, PWD eastern zone, PHED & WS chief engineer eastern zone and RWD SE offices which were operating from Itanagar will also be functioning from Namsai from today onwards. All the official works of these eastern districts will be functioning from the Divisional Commissioner East,” Khandu said.
The Divisional Commissioner’s office is temporarily functioning from the old deputy commissioner’s office building in Namsai, which was earlier shifted to the new district secretariat building.
Along with host of dignitaries, deputy chief minister Chowna Mein, council of ministers, parliamentary secretaries, MLAs, chief secretary, divisional commissioner Bolung Perme, deputy commissioners and superintendent of police from the eleven districts of eastern Arunachal were also present.
