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KORAPUT : RESENTMENT is brewing among the people and officials of the district over dress code to meet the Collector. Sources said recently a public notice was issued and put up in front of Collector V J Kumar’s chamber by the administration asking the visitors, both public and officials, to follow the dress code while meeting the Collector.

The dress code asked the visitors not to wear jeans and Tshirts. They were asked to wear only conventional dresses. Besides, the notice warned the public not to use mobile phones while meeting with the District Collector. Though the ban on use of mobile phones was accepted, the dress code has not gone down well with the visitors. Reacting to the code, Bhavani Mishra, a social worker, said, “It is for the first time that a Collector of Koraput has set a dress code for the visitors.” District CPI general secretary Yudhistira Raul demanded immediate withdrawal of the notice. Koraput Collector was not available for comment. However, his personal staff clarified that they have no idea of any such dress code.