Thiruvananthapuram: Wayanad district has secured major honours in the annual Revenue-Survey Awards instituted by the Kerala government.
Wayanad district collector A Geetha has been adjudged the best collector of 2022-23.
Wayanad also secured the best collectorate, best sub-collector (R Sreelakshmi, Mananthavady) and best revenue divisional office (Mananthavady) awards. Thrissur is the best Taluk office and D Amruthavalli of Palakkad is the best Revenue Divisional Officer.
Revenue Minister K Rajan on Wednesday announced the annual Revenue and Survey departments awards instituted by the Kerala Government.
The other awards are as follows:-
Deputy Collector (General): S Santosh Kumar (Alappuzha), Deputy Collector (LR): N Balasubramanium (Palakkad), Deputy Collector (RR): Dr M C Rejil (Malappuram), Deputy Collector (Disaster Management): Asha C Abraham (Alappuzha), Deputy Collector (LA): Sasidharan Pillai (Kasaragod), and Deputy Collector (LA-NH) Dr J O Arun (Malappuram).
Tahsildar: K S Naziya (Punalur), C P Mani (Koyilandy), Rechel K. Varghese (Kothamanagalam), Tahsildar (LR): M S Shiju (Thiruvananthapuram), K M Nazeer (Kothamanagalam), P S Manjula (Thalassery), Tahsildar (RR): M Ansar (Kollam), Special Tahsildar (LA): G Rekha (Kanjikode LA), Special Tahsildar (LA-NH): P M Saneera (Manjeri).
From the Survey department, S Salim (Kasaragod), R Babu (Idukki), N B Sindhu (Pathanamthitta) have been adjudged as the best Deputy Directors. Assistant Director: S Ansad (Alappuzha), Sunil Joseph Fernandez (Kasaragod), Survey Superintendent: S Thara (Punalur), R Joy (Mananthavady), Technical Assistant: P K Sujatha (Kottayam) and C K Reena (Kozhikode).
The awards, consisting of trophies and certificates, will be distributed at Kollam on February 24 on the occasion of Revenue Day. The awards will be presented by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at C Kesavan Memorial Hall in Kollam.