It’s not often that people launch a protest to prevent an IAS officer from being transferred out of their district, but D.K. Ravi, during his tenure as Deputy Commissioner in Kolar, had won so many hearts that the people of Kolar came out on the streets to protest his transfer in November 2014.
A committee was formed to organise public opinion against the transfer. Thousands stormed the Deputy Commissioner’s office on November 5 demanding that Mr. Ravi continue at least for some time so that he could complete the good works that he had taken up in public interest.
Though he worked for just over one year in the district, he became popular for cracking down on the sand mafia and evicting encroached government lands and tanks much to the dislike of politicians.
He set an example by partaking food in the house of a Dalit woman on Gandhi Jayanti last year to mark his protest against untouchability.
Ravi had initiated several measures to address problems faced by people. He came out with the concept of “Revenue adalat” and “Podi adalat” to resolve the grievances pertaining to agricultural land. Farmers who had to run from pillar to post for demarcating their lands, got the job done at their doorsteps. The initiative helped in settling several land disputes. The government has now decided to emulate the model across the State. If people are to be believed, Ravi’s uncompromising stance on protecting public properties and quality of development works, led to his transfer.
His transfer proposal had gained ground after he ordered clearance of land found to have been encroached by a realty firm.
Ravi used to conduct classes for IAS aspirants at T Chennaiah Rangamandira in Kolar every Sundays. His three-hour classes used to draw a large number of civil service aspirants. Several people from Kolar were in regular contact with Ravi even after his transfer.
Kolar mourns its once-beloved DC
Kolar didn’t want to let him go - The Hindu
Yesterday he was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his apartment in bangalore. Today a bundh has been declared in kolar and even 12th std exams have been cancelled.
DK Ravi eating at a dalits house.
How many more honest officers will we loose ?
I hope people have no doubt now that the youth of this country want to change the system in india.
RIP brother
....God only takes away the good people mostly times......
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