KORAPUT: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram cancelled his visit to Damanjodi, the scene of Naxal attack two months back, reportedly due to security reasons. Naxalites had attacked the Kakirigumma railway station, only 13 km from Damanjodi, late last night hours before Chidambaram’s visit to Koraput district today. Though a visit to Damanjodi was in the schedule, it was cancelled in view of the deteriorating situation in the area. The Minister reviewed the situation at a high-level meeting here and visited some security establishments. He saw the police armoury in Koraput town soon after arrival this evening. He interacted with the personnel there and tried to ascertain whether the armoury which was looted by the Maoists in February 2006 had been properly fortified to prevent such attacks in future. Chidambaram also visited the anti-insurgency training centre in the district. Officials at the review meeting underscored the need for joint and coordinated operations against the Maoists to contain their activities. They reportedly maintained that the situation in Koraput district cannot be compared to West Bengal’s Lalgarh. The area needed deployment of more Central forces to effectively counter the Naxals. The Minister took stock of the force deployment in the area which has seen attack by the ultras almost on a daily basis in the past one month. The officials briefed him about the fortification and modernisation of police stations in the affected areas. Home Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, DGP Manmohan Praharaj, IG (Operations) Sudhansu Mohan Sarangi, the Collectors and the SPs of Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts attended the meeting.