New Indian Express reports that the Orissa Government
has
decided
to
launch
a
pilot
project
in
the
Malkangiri
and
Rayagada
districts
to
contain
the
Maoist
activity.
As
per
the
plan,
civic
action
programme
has
been
taken
up
in
the
Maoist-affected
areas
of
the
districts
by
organising
public
relations
and
health
camps,
sports
tournaments
and
tribal
festivals.
Publicity
material
highlighting
the
futility
of
extremist
activities
and
its
negative
impact
on
the
development
of
the
region
are
being
produced
and
these
would
be
distributed
in
the
tribal
dominated
areas.
The
modalities
and
framework
of
the
inter-State
joint
task
force
for
Orissa-Andhra
Pradesh
has
been
worked
out
and
a
number
of
joint
anti-Maoist
operations
have
been
conducted.
Similarly,
modalities
for
inter-State
anti-Maoist
operations
in
the
Orissa-Jharkhand
border
have
also
been
worked
out.
Official
sources
said
that
the
scheme
will
be
implemented
in
other
Maoist-affected
districts
in
phases.
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