The district administration has identified as many as 18 booths as inaccessible due to river barriers in Kendrapada district.
Hence, the district administration has made special arrangements to conduct polls there.According to official sources, while nine booths will be made in inaccessible areas under the Ali Assembly constituency, seven polling stations would be set up under the Mahakalpada Assembly constituency and two polling stations in the Rajnagar Assembly constituency. Out of 18 inaccessible booths, 12 are stated to be sensitive.
In order to organise poll in these inaccessible booths, the district administration has arranged boats, motor cycles and tractors to carry the polling personnel and materials, including EVMs.Whereas the inaccessible polling stations are located in a handshaking distance from the river bank, the district administration has arranged labourers for fetching the EVMs, said district Collector Ratnakar Rout.
As the polling is going to be organized from 7 am to 6 pm, so the district Collector has directed the tehsildars and BDOs of the concerned blocks to arrange lights on both sides at the river ghats with an aim to bring the EVMs safely to the district headquarters.