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New DC posted at insurgency-hit Tirap district

Kamlesh Joshi, IAS has joined as the Deputy Commissioner of insurgency-hit Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh on June 24. He took charges from Ms Shilpa Shinde, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Longding who was holding the additional charges of Tirap district. Prior to his joining at Khonsa, Joshi was serving as the ADC of Namsai in Lohit district. This is his first posting as DC.

The people of Tirap district have whole-heartedly welcomed the new DC  and hoped that the new incumbent Deputy Commissioner would carry forward the new and innovative ventures initiated by former Tirap DC Sachin Shinde, especially, TDCCC, rain water harvesting and other beneficial schemes.

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