Malkangiri: The Border Security Force (BSF) has set up its 6th company operating base (COB) at Tulasi Dongri Reserve Forest in Malkangiri district to counter Maoist menace in the region.
The BSF further extended its deployment in the Tulasi Dongri region on April 23 and established a new Coy Operating Base named COB Tulasi close to the Odisha -Chhattisgarh border under the overall responsibility of the Second Battalions of BSF. Shailendra Kumar Sinha, Deputy Inspector General, BSF Malkangiri sector, inaugurated COB Tulasi on Sunday morning, in presence of Manoj Karki, Commandant Second Battalion of BSF and Sh Nitesh Wadhwani, SP Malkangiri; Subhanjan Mohapatra, DC (G), FGT Malkangiri; Tumesh S Samarath, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Temurpalli, and other BSF officials.
Deputy Inspector General, BSF Malkangiri Sector, Shailendra Kumar Sinha inaugurated COB Tulasi in presence of  Commandant 02 Bn BSF Manoj Karki and Malkangiri SP Nitesh Wadhwani.
A large crowd from nearby villages namely Tulasi, Cherkotla, Kirmiti, Gogapadar, Kotapadar and Daldali gathered near the newly established base and welcomed BSF troops warm heartedly.
A feast was organised at the venue by BSF for all the villagers on this occasion. During this event, clothes, medicines and other daily necessities were also distributed among the locals.
ince its deployment, BSF is operating actively in the area and is successfully countering the Maoists’ strategy for the safety and security of the public in the interior pockets and remote localities of Malkangiri.
Increased anti-Maoist activities by State police and BSF have reduced Maoist violence in the region. Several Maoist cadres have also surrendered.
