VISAKHAPATNAM: The police stepped up surveillance and combing in Vizag Agency following an exchange of fire between Maoists and Odisha security forces on Sunday in Singaram forest area near Andhra-Odisha Border.
SP B Krishna Rao said there has been a drop in Maoist movement and that the locals were now more inclined towards the government.
He added that a string of outreach programmes is the main reason for many members of banned party to surrender.