In Orissa, high alert has been issued in all the Maoist-affected districts considering the two-day nation-wide bandh call from tomorrow by the red ultras. <br/><br/>Special security arrangements have been made in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Sundergarh and Keonjhar districts of the state as they are on the target in recent days by the Maoists.<br/><br/>Chief Minister of Orissa, Naveen Patnaik, has taken stock of the situation. The state administration has decided to give special protection to trains and railway tracks, the soft targets of the Maoists, during the bandh. <br/><br/>Bus services in Maoist-hit areas is likely to be affected badly during the bandh as bus owners and Orissa State Road Transport Corporation are not willing to take any risk fearing untoward incidents.
News On AIR | July 6, 2010 7:26 PM
High alert issued in all Maoist-affected districts in Orissa