Chakravarthy takes charge as Polavaram district first SP
IPS officer K. Chakravarthy has been appointed as the first Superintendent of Police for the newly formed Polavaram district in Andhra Pradesh. The district was carved out earlier this year to improve administrative and tribal development oversight.
Why it matters
The appointment marks a significant step in the administrative reorganization of the region to better serve tribal populations and manage border security.
IPS officer K. Chakravarthy took charge as the first Superintendent of Police of the Polavaram district on Wednesday.
Earlier this year on January 1, the Polavaram district was carved out of Alluri Sitarama Raju district, spreading its jurisdiction of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency Chintoor and Rampachodavaram. Headquartered at Rampachodavaram, the district is sharing borders with the States of Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Mr. Chakravarthy is an IPS officer of the 2020 batch of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Published - September 23, 2026 08:11 pm IST
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