Nuapada, Sunabeda to be focus of anti Maoist ops in Odisha: CRPF DG

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jan 13, 2015 at 9:53 AM Updated On : Jan 13, 2015 at 5:43 PM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jan 13:

Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Prakash Mishra today said there would be a change of strategies to counter the Maoist threat in Odisha.

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“As part of the strategy, it has been decided that CRPF camps would be withdrawn from the areas where the Maoist activities have declined and redeployed in areas where the red rebels are more active,” Mishra said briefing newsmen in the state capital here this morning,

Barring Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Sunabeda and Nuapada areas, Maoist activities in the state are now negligible, he said.

“CRPF would take up special measures in the four Maoist-prone areas in the state with special focus on Nuapada district and Sunabeda in Koraput district,” Mishra said.

He also informed that CRPF camps would be withdrawn from Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Ganjam districts where the Maoist activities have come down drastically.

To a question on the state government’s demand for deployment of more CRPF personnel in Odisha, the CRPF DG said the Centre can meet the requirements if the state government places its demand before the Union Home ministry.

It may be mentioned thatMishra had toured Ganjam and Rayagada district yesterday to review the Maoist situation in south Odisha. During his tour, he had discussed new strategies with senior CRPF and state police officials.