MALKANGIRI/BHUBANESWAR: Challenging suspected Maoist’s strict
direction to stop launch services in Balimela reservoir which was the lone
communication link for people in the cut-off areas, a motor boat taking 18
people from cut-off area was arrived at the Chitrakonda ghat on Saturday after
four days of launch service stopped.
When the health condition of two children and a pregnant
woman from Khajiriguda in the cut-off area started deteriorating, a group of
people of the area brought them to a medical in Chitrakonda by a motor boat
defying Maoists’ threat.
According to a villager of the cut-off area, they were
getting many problems due to sudden stoppage of launch service in the area
which was their lone communication link. They failed to get kerosene, salt and
ration in the area, said the villager and added that many pregnant women are
facing health complicacy due to lack of medical facilities.
Meanwhile, the opposition leader raised the issue in the
Assembly. Chitrakonda MLA Mamata Madhi said the State Government should take
appropriate steps after discussing with the peoples’ representatives to sort
out the problem very soon so that the people can get access to the main land. As
the condition of the cut-off area people was worsening, the Chief Minister has
to interfere into the matter to solve the issue, she added.
Similarly, Malkangiri MLA Mukund Sodhi also urged the Chief
Minister to look into the matter as around 125 villagers are living without
communication facilities for four days.
Notably, all the launches provided by Irrigation department
for the villagers in cut off areas of Chitrakonda about 60 km from the district
headquarters stopped operations from Wednesday, official sources said.
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