Koraput: An all-party meeting was held at the Kotiya panchayat headquarters to chalk out strategies to check the illegal intrusion of the Andhra Pradesh government into the area.

A social organisation, identified as Amo Kotiya, had convened the meeting, which was attended by various political and local leaders.

"Kotiya is an integral part of Odisha, and at no cost, the Andhra government will be allowed to create disturbance in the area," said the organisation president Gadadhar Parida, who is also the former district collector of Koraput.

"The outcome of the meetings will be submitted before the state government for necessary action," he said.

Parida said that cutting across party lines, all supported to intensify development activities at Kotiya and oppose the Andhra government's intrusion.

Former Koraput MP Jayaram Pangi said: "As the state government is neglecting the area because of its remoteness, the Andhra government is luring the tribal people of Kotiya. Sincere attention has to be taken by the state government for the development of the area."

Congress whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati said: "The state government should raise the issue in the Parliament, and all legal steps should be taken to stop the illegal intrusion of the Andhra government."

Even though the state government has expressed displeasure over the illegal intrusion of Andrha officials into Kotiya, officials of the bordering state continues to execute various development activities at Kotiya.

The Andhra government has undertaken a road construction at Tala Ganjeipadar after completing the road work from Tadibalsa to Arkubalsa.

Last week, the Andhra government officials had distributed solar lights and old-age pension among the villagers and facilitated them to get Aadhaar. Cards by setting up an enrolment centre.

On Tuesday, revenue and disaster management minister Maheswar Mohanty said they would shortly send a high-level team of the state government to Kotiya to take stock of the situation.

The dispute between the two governments over Kotiya had gained momentum in January when the Vizianagaram district collector in Andhra visited Kotiya and launched his government's Janmabhoomi programme.

Both the Odisha and Andhra governments have been entangled in a legal battle over the ownership of 21 out of the 28 villages of Kotiya panchayat since 1968, and the Supreme Court had in 2006 ordered to maintain status quo.