By: Babu Thomas
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 16:46 (IST)
Riot-stricken Kandhamal will today welcome one of India's top government official who will take stock of the situation in the communally sensitive region.
The Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is scheduled to travel Orissa beginning June 25, official sources said.
During the two-day visit, Chidambaram who handles one of the most high profile ministry after the Prime Minister, will visit Kandhamal and Koraput where he will review the rehabilitation and security measures taken.
Koraput became part of the schedule after it witnessed heightened Maoist activity in recent weeks.
The cabinet minister of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has expressed grave concern over the chaotic law and order situation in the state, which will be discussed with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Chidambaram is also expected to visit relief camps where more than 2,000 people have taken shelter. The few thousands are the remnants of 50,000 who fled their homes after violence broke out with the murder of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati.
According to sources, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will request for the extension and addition of para military forces to guard the relief camps and other Maoist affected areas in the state.
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