Odisha-AP officials agree on inter-state coordination

Parvathipuram: Inter-state bordering districts got here to an understanding to assist one another through the election time for easy functioning of ballot actions. District collectors of Parvthipuram Manyam in AP and Rayagada and Koraput of Odisha mentioned a number of points in digital mode associated to coordination for elections on Thursday.

Manyam district collector Nishant Kumar stated that free and honest polls ought to be their goal and they should attempt for it. The districts had been going to polls in the identical part and coordination ought to be there, particularly in curbing ID liquor, narcotics, monitoring and management of freebies’ distribution, to supply autos for polling personnel, transferring polling personnel over borders of the districts and in conducting elections in disputed Kotia villages. He stated that passing of ID liquor by way of borders and hashish by way of railways and buses was witnessed and vigilance and ought to be tightened at check-posts on both sides of the border.

Nishant Kumar made it clear there shouldn’t be any obstruction to voters from official equipment of any facet within the Kotia villages. It might be famous that there’s a authorized dispute between each Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over these bordering villages. He stated with none prejudice to the authorized dispute, election course of may be continued prefer it was executed earlier than.

“Voters will vote on their very own, this has been happening for a few years” the collector stated. 4 polling stations had been arrange for 22 villages in Kotia and the record could be shared with the Koraput district administration.

SP Vikrant Patil stated that the border check-posts had been organized and coordination is required between the 2 states.

Koraput district collector V Keerthi Vasan stated that they had been able to coordinate in all points at no cost and honest polls.

He stated that about eight polling stations had been organized in kotia space, of which two stations had been close to border.

Rayagada collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan stated that some polling personnel needed to attain polling stations by way of Komarada mandal and requested the AP officers co-operate for his or her motion.