Maoist bandh evokes little response in state
Bhubaneswar: The 72-hour bandh called by Maoists that began on Sunday in protest against proposed 'Operation Green Hunt' evoked little response in Odisha.

There was no impact of the bandh in any of the naxal infested districts including Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati and Ganjam, police said.

Though operation of government buses was suspended in the district including inter-state services, plying of private buses was normal.

Barring stray incidents in Motu and Kalimela in Malkangiri district where the red rebels blocked the roads by felling trees in protest against arrest of two Maoists yesterday, the first day of the shutdown went off peacefully, police added.

Meanwhile, security personnel are keeping a strict vigil over the situation and manning strategic places to ward off any threat on them, sources said.