Since its deployment in Odisha in 2010, the Border Security Force (BSF) has been successfully countering the Maoist strategy for the safety and security of the public in interiors and remote localities of Malkangiri and other left wing extremism affected districts.
Kailash Chandra Jat, Inspector General, Frontier Headquarters (Special Operations), BSF, Odisha, who was on a two-day visit to Malkangiri and Koraput districts to review the security scenario of the region and operational preparedness of the force, said: “The establishment of new camps by BSF along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh and odisha-Andhra Pradesh border has been instrumental in putting a considerable check over LWE activities in this region.”
The BSF works with commitment to enhance a sense of security among the locals and extends all possible help to the local administration to execute the developmental works in the area, said Jat, IG, Special Operations, BSF.
Interacting with troops deployed in remotely located Company Operating Bases in these areas, Jat lauded the BSF Jawans for their dedication and effort for extensive domination in the erstwhile Maoists’ bastions.
He also emphasized upon winning the hearts and minds of the local tribes in the interiors, so that maximum benefits of Government sponsored programs can be extended to the marginalized and poor living in the far flung areas of the district. Such would help them (troops) to establish cordial bonds with the local settlers.