Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday informed the Assembly that there are 3,987 infiltrators staying in the State and they all hailed from Bangladesh.
Replying to a written question, Patnaik said the highest number of 1,649 Bangladeshi infiltrators has been identified in coastal Kendrapada district while 1,112 foreigners were found in Jagatsinghpur district. He also informed that 655 Bangladeshis have settled illegally in Malkangiri district, followed by 313 in Bhadrak, 150 in Baleswar, 106 in Nabarangpur and two in Bargarh.
Patnaik also informed that the State Government had directed the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police to identify the Bangladeshi nationals who have settled after March 25, 1971.
He also assured the House that the Government has been taking steps in consultation with the Central Government to deport the infiltrators.