Siddipet Collector K Hymavathi suspended Gajwel Tehsildar Chittempally Swamy after a video allegedly showing him mocking a farmer went viral. The official was heard asking the farmer why he had not consumed pesticide, triggering widespread criticism and prompting an investigation.
Siddipet Collector K Hymavathi suspended six teachers and issued a show-cause notice to a headmistress after an inquiry into lapses in maintaining students' Facial Recognition System attendance. Departmental action was also ordered against two cluster response persons.
Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy accused Siddipet district officials of neglecting his constituency and warned of laying siege to the Collectorate if the situation continued. He urged regular official visits, while Minister Seethakka appreciated his initiative of holding mandal-level review meetings.
Former Minister T Harish Rao held a review meeting with irrigation officials in Siddipet, urging them to expedite the Irkode and Chandlapur lift irrigation projects and complete pending distributary canals under the Kaleshwaram project. He stressed the need for desilting canals to ensure water reaches tail-end fields.
Collector K Hymavathi inspected the upcoming Oil Palm factory at Narmetta and instructed officials to complete all infrastructure works quickly. The Rs 300 crore project, approved by the previous BRS government, is ready for inauguration after successful trial runs
RTI State Chief Information Commissioner G Chandrashekhar Reddy said Telangana is working to clear 17,000 pending RTI complaints through district-level meetings. Siddipet’s administration was praised for fewer pending cases during a review meeting with officials
Siddipet Collector K Hymavathi instructed officials to cancel Indiramma houses granted to those unwilling to follow guidelines. During a surprise visit to Kondapak, she found delays in grounding and ordered notices to defaulters. She also reviewed revenue sadassulu progress.
