The extremist activities by the banned CPI (Maoist) in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region has been severely hit thanks to the ‘Operation Parivarthana’.
As part of a joint operation, the police of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, in association with the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) which was created to check ganja, illicitly distilled (ID) liquor, non-duty paid liquor (NDPL) and other illegal activities, launched the ‘Operation Parivarthana’ in November last year.
More than 400 teams conducted raids in the forests in the AOB region, the stronghold of the Maoists, and destroyed ganja plantation in 11 mandals. They also cracked the whip on the smuggling of the contraband.
