Two Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Indravati river area of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, with arms and explosives recovered. Separately, a Dantewada court sentenced two Maoists to five years’ imprisonment under the Explosive Substances Act
The situation has been exacerbated by the swelling of the Indravati river, a major tributary of the Godavari, due to heavy rains in Odisha and Chhattisgarh
