BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Police has deputed 15 senior IPS officers to oversee policing and law-and-order management across 17 districts, aimed at strengthening field-level supervision and improving coordination within the force.
According to an official order, officers holding ranks ranging from Inspector General of Police (IGP) to Director General of Police (DGP) have been assigned specific districts to monitor administrative and policing activities.
DGP, CID-CB, Vinaytosh Mishra has been entrusted with Balasore and Bhadrak districts, while ADGP Sanjeeb Panda will oversee Koraput and Rayagada. ADGP (Law and Order) Sanjay Kumar has been assigned to the Sambalpur district.
Other officers deputed for district oversight include ADGP S.K. Priyadarshi for Jagatsinghpur, ADGP Arun Bothra for Angul, ADGP Rajesh Kumar for Nayagarh, and ADGP Prateek Mohanty for Jajpur.
ADGP Yatindra Koyal has been allotted Kalahandi, while ADGP S. Shyni will supervise policing in Bolangir. IGP (Personnel) S. Praveen Kumar has been assigned to the Kandhamal district.
Among the IGP-rank officers, Satish Kumar Gajbhiye will oversee Dhenkanal, Deepak Kumar has been assigned Malkangiri, Anup Kumar Sahoo will monitor Puri, Awinash Kumar has been allotted Mayurbhanj, and Sarthak Sarangi will oversee Kendrapada.
The deployment is expected to enhance monitoring of law-and-order issues, review policing initiatives, and facilitate closer coordination between district police units and the state headquarters.
The districts covered under the exercise include Balasore, Bhadrak, Koraput, Rayagada, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Sambalpur, Nayagarh, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Malkangiri, Puri, Mayurbhanj, and Kendrapada.
