Operation Alampakka: All 38 bodies recovered from Balimela Reservoir

The Operation Alampakka launched 14 days ago, came to an end with the recovery of the last dead body from Balimela Reservoir at Chitrakonda. With this, all 38 dead bodies of security personnel killed in Maoist ambush, have been retrieved from the water.

Although the boat was taken out of the water after using imported balloons a few days ago, the rescue team kept searching for the three remaining dead bodies. They finally used explosives inside the water, which caused vibration and the dead bodies started floating above the water. Out of the 66 Greyhound and Orissa police personnel, who were travelling in that ill-fated boat, 28 swam ashore, while 38 were killed.