Odisha’s remote Maoist hotspot gets mobile connectivity

Odisha’s remote ‘Swabhiman Anchal’, the hotbed of Maoists in the state, got access to mobile network connectivity on Monday, with the district administration urging the Left Wing Extremists to shun violence and return to the mainstream.

The region, also called the ‘cut-off area’, is surrounded by water on three sides and forests on another.

“Today is a landmark day as mobile network connectivity was made available in ‘Swabhiman Anchal’… Telecom connectivity was a continuous demand from the people of this are and its is now fulfilled,” Malkangiri District Collector Manish Agarwal said.

Trial run of the mobile network was completed successfully in Pipalapadar, Hantalguda and Jantapai villages, he said.