<p>"The government had made it clear to the officials to take their security seriously," an official in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's office said Saturday.<br /><br />The officials, particularly district magistrates and divisional commissioners, have been told to visit rural areas with enough security personnel in view of the Malkangiri kidnapping.<br /><br />Senior officials in Maoist areas have been told to avoid muddy tracks, use anti-landmine vehicles and not to drive over culverts and small bridges -- and instead walk across.<br /><br />Bihar Police chief Neelmani said: "The district magistrates have to assess their security needs while going to rural areas. It is for them to decide their own security level."<br /><br />Neelmani said that the Maoists abducted the Malkangiri district collector in Orissa due to lack of security when he was visiting an interior area.</p>.<p>As many as 33 of Bihar's 38 districts are hit by Maoist violence.</p>
<p>"The government had made it clear to the officials to take their security seriously," an official in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's office said Saturday.<br /><br />The officials, particularly district magistrates and divisional commissioners, have been told to visit rural areas with enough security personnel in view of the Malkangiri kidnapping.<br /><br />Senior officials in Maoist areas have been told to avoid muddy tracks, use anti-landmine vehicles and not to drive over culverts and small bridges -- and instead walk across.<br /><br />Bihar Police chief Neelmani said: "The district magistrates have to assess their security needs while going to rural areas. It is for them to decide their own security level."<br /><br />Neelmani said that the Maoists abducted the Malkangiri district collector in Orissa due to lack of security when he was visiting an interior area.</p>.<p>As many as 33 of Bihar's 38 districts are hit by Maoist violence.</p>