Live
- Sudanese army recaptures capital of Sinnar State in central Sudan
- Kishkindha Kaandam Review: Some movies prove not to compromise in having a good cinematic experience and this is one of them
- Son-rise: Hemant Soren grows taller as tribal leader, makes father proud
- ISL 2024-25: 10-man NorthEast United FC hold on to take three points vs Punjab FC
- BGT 2024-25: Jaiswal’s application, commitment to form a partnership was so impressive, says Gilchrist
- BGT 2024-25: Personally, I am very happy with my performance, says Harshit Rana
- Pakistan's Lahore remains world's most polluted city despite light drizzle
- Asha Nautiyal retains Kedarnath for BJP, to be back as MLA after 12 years
- India leads world in science, innovation research: Minister
- Flash flood in Indonesia's South Tapanuli claims two lives
Disha app should reach out to every household: Collector Mallikarjuna
District Collector A Mallikarjuna and other officials at a virtual conference held at the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam on Friday
Instructs the village and ward volunteers to do a door-to-do survey to ensure that everyone download the app
Visakhapatnam: Efforts should be made that every household should download Disha app across the district, Collector A Mallikarjuna has said.
At a virtual meeting held here on Friday with various department officials, the Collector underlined the need to implement Disha Act. "Already 70 lakh people across the state have downloaded the Disha app. And the target is to reach one crore," the Collector stated.
Mallikarjuna laid emphasis on creating awareness about using the app among women. He instructed the village and ward volunteers to do a door-to-do survey and ensure that the family members downloaded the app. For this to become a reality, the Collector said the third Friday and Saturday should be set aside for the survey.
Speaking on the occasion, Superintendent of Police, Visakhapatnam district B Krishna Rao underlined the need to intensify awareness drive on Disha app and its use so that every household has access to the app on their mobile phones. Also, the SP called for concerted efforts to bring down ganja cultivation in the Agency areas and their transportation to various places and sought support of the departments concerned to enforce the same.
Joint Collector M Venugopal Reddy and officials from police, forest and excise departments took part in the digital conference.
