Parvatipuram, one of the oldest towns of Andhra Pradesh, has finally become a district headquarters, following bifurcation of districts which would come into force on the day of Ugadi.
Parvatipuram was one of the sub-divisional administrative centers during the British regime and became panchayat board in 1901. It is one of the business hubs as it is located very close to Odisha, Chattisgarh and other places. In Vizianagaram district, it is the second biggest town, located 70 km from Vizianagaram City. Saluru, Parvatipuram, Kurupam Assembly constituencies of Vizianagaram district and Palakonda of Srikakulam district are now part of Parvatipuram-Manyam district. Parvatipuram is reserved for Scheduled Castes and three others are allocated for tribal people.
The government initially planned to name the new district as Manyam district although Parvatipuram is the headquarters. Many organisations launched an agitation and met senior officials to get Parvatipuram name for new district. The government considered their requested and named the new district Parvatipuram-Manyam after a prolonged discussion with senior officials.
The government retained Manyam in the name of the new district as tribal population is around 25% in the new district.
Parvatipuram-Manyam district is all set to function from Saturday.. Arrangements have been made for the effective functioning of the new administrative set up from the first day itself. Vizianagaram Collector A. Suryakumari, Parvatipuram ITDA Project Officer R. Kurmanath visited the offices allocated for new Collector, SP and other senior officials.
Parvatipuram’s new Collectorate would function from existing ITDA building complex and SP office is set up at Youth Centre. As many as 30 district offices would resume their functions from RCM school premises on temporary basis.
