BHAWANIPATNA: Maoists torched construction vehicles and equipment of a contractor building a Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road in Kalahandi district on Tuesday night.
They raided the camp of the contractor at Nuamunda village, three km from Urlandani. The village bordering Kandhamal district, is a part of the Maoist corridor. The contractor is developing the road from Urladani to Lahadi. They torched five tractors, two JCV machines, two mixture machines and as many water tankers.
They left behind posters at the spot that read that the Maoists are protesting the construction of the PMGSY road which comes under the Maoist corridor.
