Hundreds of letters dropped at Kotia post office to assert Odisha's jurisdiction  

With Kotia in Koraput district still being a bone of contention between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, hundreds of letters were dropped in the letter box of the Kotia Post Office on Saturday. 

The members of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) took up such a move to assert that Kotia belongs to Odisha only. 

The letters, wherein the members of INTACH mentioned that it is futile to lock horns over Kotia, were addressed to the Chief Ministers of the two States-Naveen Patnaik of Odisha and Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy of Andhra. 

Besides, the letters were also sent to the Attorney General, Odisha’s lawyer who is fighting the case in the Supreme Court, and all the MLAs of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. 

“The postal index number (PIN) assigned to the Kotia post office starts with 76. It is Pottangi’s PIN code. We also Googled it. Since the PIN code is of Odisha, we want to say that the Postal Department of the Central government has also confirmed that Kotia belongs to Odisha,” said Sanjeeb Hota, convener, INTACH. 

Notably, the latest incursion from Andhra Pradesh side into Kotia area was reported on May 4 when the officials of the Andhra government from Parvathipuram Manyam district visited the region and held discussions with the locals in Phagunsenery and Phatusenery.