Electric supply to these villages were, however, restored on Monday evening as Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board staff, accompanied by a team of security personnel, swung into action to repair the transmission lines.
Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) A N Upadhyaya said patrolling had been intensified on the main roads of South Bastar after the rebels set ablaze a few vehicles during the past few days. Besides, security personnel from Chhattisgarh and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh are jointly carrying out patrolling on the inter-state border.