Director General of Police Sanjeev Marik on Friday said developmental works would be expedited amidst police operations in order to stop Maoist activities in the entire south-west region of the State.
Ending his two-day visit to Malkangiri and Koraput districts, the DGP told mediapersons that all steps would be taken to resolve Maoist menace in the State. He said strong action would be taken against the Maoists if they resort to violence further.
He informed that a battalion of fully trained police personnel would be deployed at Koraput soon and all necessary steps would be taken to maintain better coordination among BSF, Cobra, IRB, SOG and local police forces.
Among others, IG Yeshwant Jethwa, IG (Operation) Soumendra Priyadarshi , Intelligence Director Sunil Ray, IG BSF AK Sharma, DIG JSN Prasad and Koraput SP Dr Avinash Kumar were present.