Serene Kandhamala

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Now, Maoists take new roadmap ( Ganjam - Kandhamal - Boudh)

Article From Newindpress
Wednesday September 26 2007 13:27 IST
SISIR PANIGRAHY
BERHAMPUR: Maoists, with their long cherished plan to set up a ‘red corridor,’ have taken a new roadmap. The red patch joining Andhra and Chhattisgarh will pass through several newly ‘taken over’ areas of south-western Orissa.
Armed Naxals have been sighted these days along Ganjam-Kandhamal border. Their movements were also reported from remote areas of Bhanjanagar, Bargarh, Sorada, Mujagarh, Baibili and Tarsing in Ganjam district close to Kandhamal border. The dense jungles and hilly terrains of this region are conducive for safe movement of ultras.
If their plan to establish the ‘red corridor’ along Ganjam- Kandhamal-Boudh-undivided Sambalpur border succeeds, it will give them the much-needed passage between their bastions in Andhra and Chhattisgarh.
The Maoists have already established bases in Gajapati and Rayagada districts. They have now started their campaign with wall posters with a warning note for the sympathisers of local landlords, police and government in the inaccessible border areas of Ganjam-Kandhamal districts.
Police from both the districts have started joint combing operations along with the anti-Naxal squad. According to sources, the Naxals have slipped in to South Orissa after mounting pressures in the aftermath of an unsuccessful bid on the life of former AP chief minister N Janardhan Reddy.
All police stations in Ganjam district in this region have been put on high alert. Ganjam SP R K Sharma said extra patrolling and public relation drive in remote tribal pockets of the area have been taken up to keep tribals away from Maoist propaganda.

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Mobile network at Phulbani augmented - Places Raikia and Kalinga

Stateman News Service
PHULBANI, Sept. 12: With the launching of mobile net work of BSNL at Raikia and Kalinga today the number of stations covered under mobile net work service in Phulbani telecom district has now gone up to 14. Construction of another 12 stations will be completed by next year, Mr. B. Patnaik telecom district engineer, Phulbani told the Statesman here today. The Centre has identified 982 more villages in Kandhmal and Boudh districts under Phulbani telecom district to extend the telecom network within a stipulated period, Mr Patnaik said. Ten telephone exchanges are being covered under broadband system including Phulbani and Boudh the biggest exchanges of the district. The BB system is going to be inaugurated by September, he said. 25677 subscribers have already been provided with the telecom facility under both prepaid and post paid mobile connection, and 12394 landline subscribers have also been given connections through 47 telephone exchanges in this Telecom district Mr Patnaik further said. n sns

nature spot in Kandhamala

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Grangu Kuti: nature spot in Kandhamala
Nature spots, Kandhamala chitta August 2nd. 2007, 4:04pm
Following are excerpts from a Pioneer report by Pradipta Mishra.

Orissa is a real treasure hunt for nature lovers and off-beat tourists. ..

One such hidden spot is Grangu Kuti or Ganga Kuti in tribals-dominated Kandhamal district. Thirteen km from Raikia, a small town above Kalinga Ghat in Kandhamal district, Grangu Kuti is about 260 km from Bhubaneswar. Along the way one comes across beautiful tribal villages and dense forests along with ancient townships like Bhanjanagar, famous for its enchanting lake, and Ghumusar Udayagiri. A drive to Grangu Kuti is like a good appetiser before a lavish lunch.

In local Kui language, Grangu means dangerous and Kuti connotes gorge. Wordsworth, however, would have called it a heavenly gorge. Such is the beauty of the place that it would turn a hardcore criminal a poet!

Grangu Kuti is a deep gorge surrounded by cloud-capped tall and densely-forested mountains. Local tourists and picnickers go down to the bottom of the gorge to listen to the breathing of nature goddess. Sound of the waterfall nearby and that of the small fountain flowing close to your leg with its crystal clear water is a lifetime experience.

The gorge is about one and a half km long and its width nearly one km. One can go either side of it and go deep as well. The whole area is a lavish feast to one’s eyes. But for one’s belly, he has to travel three km, even for a packet of biscuits. Lunch is 13 km away at Raikia. And accommodation! Forget about a hotel; the only nearest place to stay is a PWD bungalow at Raikia. Here too, one has to do a three-km walk for his morning tea.

… Moreover, the place is only about 50 km from a better-known tourist destination, Daringibadi. …

In fact, Gangru Kutis and Daringibadis have all the potential to emerge as international tourism hubs as they possess tall hills, virgin forests, perennial fountains and charming flora and fauna.