Odisha block administration stopped an Andhra Pradesh health camp in Koraput district’s Kotia region on Friday after officials from Parvathipuram Manyam district attempted to provide medical services in Upar Ganijeipadar village.

The mobile health team, operating under Tonam Health Centre, reached the area to deliver services.

Local sources reported that Andhra officials have repeatedly entered Kotia panchayat to extend state schemes. They distributed ration cards, issued forest land pattas, and offered education and health services to Kotia residents. These activities raised concerns in the Odisha administration about Andhra’s growing influence in disputed border villages.

Pottangi Block Development Officer Rama Krushna Nayak received information about the health camp and directed offi

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