Ahead of the peak monsoon season, the Laxmidevipalli police distributed mosquito nets and blankets to 27 Gutti Koya Adivasi families at a tribal habitation near Gangamma Colony in Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Friday.
The outreach initiative was part of the district police’s ‘Community Connect’ programme aimed at reaching out to people living in far-flung tribal habitations with a focus on the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected areas.
The police personnel led by Superintendent of Police B. Rohit Raju visited the Gutti Koya habitation as part of scaled-up outreach initiatives in the tribal-dominated district, bordering Chhattisarh’s Bastar region, the hotbed of Maoist activity.
Speaking to the tribal people on the occasion, the SP asked them to make effective use of the mosquito nets and take precautions in the current monsoon season to keep vector-borne diseases at bay. He also urged them to alert police if they notice any suspicious movements in the area or if they spot strangers.
Additional SP (Operations) G. Narender, Kothagudem DSP Abdul Rahman and others were present.
Published – July 04, 2025 07:17 pm IST