Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today appointed OAS officer Bimalendu Ray as the new Collector of Sonepur district.
He was serving as the Special Secretary to Government, Works Department.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under section 20(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Act II of 1974), the State Government do hereby appoint Shri Bimalendu Ray, OAS (SS) as the District Magistrate in the district of Sonepur,” an official notification of the General Administration & Public Grievance Department said.
Ray will replace Suryanarayan Dash as the Colector of the district.
