Once a Maoist stronghold in Odisha, now home to BSF camp

Areas once known as Maoist strongholds are now witnessing the establishment of Border Security Force (BSF) camps.

In one such development, a new BSF camp has been inaugurated at Parigada area under Kotagarh police limits in Kandhamal district. The camp was formally opened by Odisha Zone BSF Inspector General Shiv Adhar Shrivastava on Saturday.

On this occasion, BSF personnel reportedly organised a public outreach camp, emphasising the importance of ensuring the safety and security of local residents. 

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The Odisha Zone BSF IG also announced that anti-Maoist operations in the region will be further intensified.

"We will give our full energy to neutralise the Maoists activities wherever it occurs. I want to assure all the villagers present here on behalf of the Border Security Force that we will take all the necessary measures with total commitment to ensure peace in the region," said Odisha Zone BSF Inspector General Shiv Adhar Shrivastava.

A few days back, a nine-year-old girl was killed in an IED explosion planted by Maoists inside Jharkhand’s Saranda forest in West Singhbhum district, close to the Odisha border.