Bhubaneswar, April 7 Nearly 50 people, including 40 security personnel, were injured in a clash with local tribal people over the construction of a road to the Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district on Tuesday, officials said.
According to officials, the local tribal people strongly opposed the road construction at Shagabari village under the Kashipur block of the district. The protesters allegedly hurled stones and attacked police and officials of the district administration with swords, axes, and other sharp weapons in their bid to stop road construction, police said.
"Of the 40 police personnel injured in the incident, 10 have sustained injuries to the head and have been admitted to the district headquarters hospital at Rayagada. The protestors pelted stones and bricks and attacked the police when they attempted to pacify them," ADG Sanjay Kumar told