At least five Maoists have been killed and a large number of left-wing extremists arrested during the last three-and-half-months, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today.
"No major LWE activity has been noticed in the affected districts," Patnaik said in the state Assembly.
The chief minister said that recruitment to the CPI (Maoist) organisation has also declined and its support base rendered weak, due to pro-active security and development measures.
The CM had recently said six districts--Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Jajpur and Dhenkanal--have been declared by the Central government as free from LWE activities.
Patnaik said that the number of civilian killings by Maoists has also come down.
The law and order scenario in the state is by and large under control, he added.
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