Thiruvananthapuram: After the death of Joy, who died due to negligence of the authorities, the government indirectly accepted the failure of the collector. District Collector Jeromick George was replaced after Joy’s funeral. Along with the Thiruvananthapuram collector, three more collectors have been transferred.
Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Idukki Collectors have changed. Thiruvananthapuram District Collector Jeromick George replaced Anu Kumari as Collector. Jeromick George was appointed as Director of Backward Welfare. Kottayam Collector V. Vigneswari was appointed as the Collector of Idukki. John V Samulav is the new collector of Kottayam.
Idukki Collector Sheeba George has also been transferred as Additional Secretary in the Revenue Department. The government has also appointed Sriram Venkataraman as the joint secretary of the finance department. In the incident of the death of a sanitation worker in the Amaijhanchan gorge, there was criticism that the Collector and the Mayor failed to coordinate the various departments and speed up the rescue operation.
Joey’s dead body was found after 46 hours. The opposition leader had yesterday accused the administration of failing to clear the garbage on time. VD Satheesan pointed out that even when the railway was blamed for the garbage removal, discussions were held to solve the problem.
