Bhubaneswar, June 10 -- The long-standing dispute over the Kotia region in Odisha's Koraput district resurfaced after an Andhra Pradesh cabinet minister visited a village in the area and inaugurated a new road on Wednesday.

Andhra Pradesh Minister for Tribal Welfare, Women and Child Welfare and Salur MLA Gummadi Sandhya Rani visited Neredibalsa village, where she inaugurated the road and interacted with local residents.

During her visit, Sandhya Rani held a meeting with local people and discussed various welfare schemes being implemented by the Andhra Pradesh government.

The programme was conducted under Kotia panchayat, an area that has remained at the centre of a territorial dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for several years...