The new Vigilance Division at Rourkela is all set to be opened on September 7, where a Superintendent of Police will be the head of the division.
Currently, Sundargarh district has two Vigilance units under the jurisdiction of Sambalpur Division. These two units are Rourkela and Sundargarh and a DSP is in charge of these two units. After the opening of the new Vigilance Division at Rourkela, Sundargarh, Rourkela, Jharsuguda and Deogarh would come under Rourkela Vigilance Division.
Balangir, Sonpur, Bargarh and Sambalpur will come under Sambalpur Vigilance Division. Trial of the cases belonging Jharsuguda, Deogarh Sundargarh and Rourkela will be done in Sundargarh Vigilance Court.
According to sources, Harekrushna Behera will join as SP of new Rourkela Vigilance Division. At present, monitoring and supervision of cases is not done properly with Sambalpur Division headquarters being 180 km away from Rourkela. A complainant, who was not getting result, had to travel to Sambalpur to meet the SP. The officials would also be relieved from frequently visiting Sambalpur for official work. The office of the Rourkela Vigilance Division will be operated in the existing Vigilance office at Rourkela.