Govt. Of Odisha Removes 5 District From List of Maoist Area

Bhubaneswar : The number of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts in Odisha has come down to 10 with the State government approving removal of five districts from the list of red corridor.

Informing the development, State Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay tweeted, “Odisha govt approves removal of five districts of Angul, Boudh, Sambalpur, Deogarh & Nayagarh from Maoist affected SRE districts.”

This recognizes an improved security situation in these districts. State Police committed to making the whole of Odisha LWE free,” he added.