Joint Public Grievance Hearing Held at Matapaka G.P; 25 Complaints Received

Mamta Jena, OdishaBarta

Malkangiri, August 17, 2026: A district-level joint public grievance hearing camp was held successfully at the premises of Matapaka Gram Panchayat office under Malkangiri Block on Monday.

Malkangiri Collector Prathamesh Aravind Rajshirke, Superintendent of Police Binod Patil, Chief Development Officer-cum-Executive Officer Dasharathi Sarabu, and Sub-Collector Duryodhan Bhoi were present at the camp and directly heard the grievances and problems raised by local residents.

The entire grievance hearing process was coordinated and conducted by Assistant Collector Pritam Debata.

A total of 25 complaint petitions were registered during the camp. Of these, five complaints related to individual problems, while 20 concerned community and village-level issues.

The district administration took all the complaints seriously. The Collector and senior officials directed the concerned departmental authorities to examine each grievance and ensure that all 25 issues are resolved at the earliest within the stipulated time frame.

Officials of the Panchayat Samiti, local public representatives and officers from various line departments were also present during the grievance hearing camp