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APERC chairman offers prayers at Durga temple
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Retired IAS officer Binoy Kumar takes charge as the new APERC Chairman in Vijayawada and offers prayers at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam.

Temple officials presenting a portrait of Goddess Kanaka Durga to newly appointed APERC Chairman Binoy Kumar at the temple in Vijayawada on Thursday
Vijayawada: Newly appointed Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) Chairman Binoy Kumar offered prayers to Goddess Kanaka Durga at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada on Thursday.
Binoy Kumar, a retired IAS officer, was appointed APERC Chairman by the State government on November 3. He took oath of office at a ceremony held at the Chief Secretary’s camp office in Vijayawada on Thursday. Chief Secretary G Sai Prasad administered the oath to him.
After the swearing-in ceremony, Binoy Kumar visited the Kanaka Durga temple and had darshan of the presiding deity. Temple Deputy Executive Officer Kishore Kumar and Assistant Executive Officer Ramesh Babu made the necessary arrangements for his darshan.
Later, temple priests offered Vedic blessings to him at the Ashirvachanam Mandapam. Temple officials presented him with Laddu Prasadam, Sesha Vastram and a portrait of Goddess Durga.
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