Bhubaneswar, May 12: Left wing extremism needed to be countered to restore the law of the land and Orissa government was trying its best to overcome the Maoist menace, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today.
Elaborating on steps adopted by his government, Patnaik said strength of the special operation group and the anti-Naxalite elite force has been raised to accelerate the fight against Maoists.
“Maoist violence is unfortunate… Other states too are experiencing the menace,” he said.
Patnaik said socio-economic development of certain areas needs to be expedited in order to tackle the ultras and the state government was working hard to implement at least eight road projects at a cost of Rs 560 crore in the affected districts.
–Agencies