MALKANGIRI: A live landmine weighing around 5 kg was recovered by Border Security Force (BSF) during an operation at Handikhal forest in Chitrakonda block on Saturday.
The landmine was hidden in a huge drum under a tree.
The BSF also recovered clothes, polythene sheets, multimetre, walkie-talkie and other items from the spot, said DIG (Intelligence) Sukumar Sarangi.
He said the Maoists were planning to launch a major offensive on security forces and had hidden the items in the forest. The bomb disposal squad was informed about the landmine.