The Odisha police on Thursday urged BSF Additional Director General (ADG) BD Sharma, who is on a visit to Malkangiri, to open more BSF camps in the Maoist-affected areas of the State, police sources said.
At the Malkangiri district headquarters, Sharma discussed with BSF DIG, commandants and Malkangiri SP Akhileswar Singh about the combing operations in the border areas of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
He also got to know that the anti-Maoists operations were stopped for a few days due to heavy rainfall.
“I discussed with the officials of Odisha police and the BSF about strengthening of operations against Maoists in the thick forests of Malkangiri and Koraput,” said Sharma.
According to the Malkangiri SP, they urged the BSF ADG to deploy two more battalions in the district to strengthen the combing operations in the border areas.
The ADG assured that he would inform his higher authority to consider the request, the SP added.