Pottangi: Even as the district administration has offered stiff resistance to the land grabbing bid by Andhra Pradesh in Kotia panchayat of Koraput district, the latter is leaving no stone unturned in creating an atmosphere of unrest in the Odisha panchayat, a report said.
Officials of the neighbouring state repeatedly make attempts to stray into the Kotia panchayat bordering their state and creating unrest by arranging various programmes.
In the latest move, some veterinarians of Salur block in Andhra Pradesh visited the panchayat and conducted the health examination of the livestock at Upar Sembi, Dhulipadar and Tala Sembi villages.
The move is allegedly a part of their strategy to lure away the residents towards Andhra Pradesh and bring the panchayat under its jurisdiction.
Assistant director Dr P Sanyasi Rao, Dr D Suresh and Dr M Sanyasi Rao of Salur veterinary hospital visited the villages with a medical team. They conducted the health examination of livestock.
The team also distributed medicines to the villagers for their livestock. The visiting officials claimed that the programme would continue till September 4 and be organized in all villages of the panchayat.
The officials also announced that health cards for the livstock would be distributed to the villagers soon.
Attending the programme, Bisu Gemei, a former sarpanch of Andhra and a resident of Talaganjeipadar village in the panchayat, expressed thanks to the Andhra Pradesh government for carrying out developmental work in the panchayat.
He said residents of his panchayat are always with the Andhra government and will forever stay with it.
Officials of the Salur block also conducted a plantation drive at Phagunsineri and Phatusineri villages August 21 and urged the people to plant more trees in the area.
PNN