Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Inter — State and Inter Agency Co-ordination Meeting on Left Wing Extremism was held today at the Intelligence Directorate here on Tuesday. Senior Police Officers of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Intelligence Bureau, BSF and CRPF participated in the meeting.
Issues relating to the prevailing LWE situation in the inter — State borders of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, sharing of intelligence, deployment of Security Forces at strategic locations, inter —State coordination and inter — State anti — LWE operations were discussed in the meeting.
The progress made with regards to the decisions taken in the last meeting at Raipur, Chhattisgarh in July, 2022 and I.B. Hdqrs in August, 2022 was also discussed. It was stressed upon that all concerned agencies will work with more synergy to combat the LWE menace in a more pro-active and effective manner.
Further, during an intelligence based operation launched by Kandhamal District Police in Matakupa Reserve Forest area of Kandhamal district today, an exchange of fire took place between Maoists and SOG teams.
The encounter took place on the border of Gochhapada police limits of Kandhamal district and Kantamal police limits of Boudh district.
