Administrative and developmental works in the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district have taken a severe beating due to abrupt transfer of three collectors within a short span of time. The posts of Commissioner in Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Rourkela Smart City Ltd (RSCL) are also facing similar fate. 
On Saturday, the incumbent Collector and RMC Commissioner Rashmita Panda was promoted and replaced by new Collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan after four months. It started with the then Collector Vineet Bhardwaj, who joined in April 2017. Exactly, a year later, Bhardwaj was transferred and he was replaced by his Mayurbhanj counterpart Surendra Kumar Meena.
Meena’s tenure lasted for just 10 months when the incumbent Collector Panda replaced him in February just a few days ahead of declaration of Model Code of Conduct for the General Elections. Other than election responsibilities, Panda hardly got any time to perform other duties.