which is 99 km from Phulbani. However, Berhampur ( from Phulbani) is another convenient rail link. By road, Kandhamal can be approached from Sambalpur via Boudh (170 km, 106 miles) and Berhampur (165 km) as well as from Bhubaneshwar via Nayagarh (210 km, 130 miles). It is away from Bolangir. While there are no dedicated tourist buses to the places of interest in the district, taxis may be hired at Phulbani or Balliguda. There is no railway route in the district. Health facilities There are fourteen hospitals: District Headquarters Hospital, Phulbani Sub Divisional Hospital, Balliguda Community Health Centre, Subarnagiri Community Health Centre, Tumudibandha Community Health Centre, Barakhama Community Health Centre, Daringbadi Community Health Centre, K.Nuagaon Community Health Centre, Raikia Community Health Centre, G.Udayagiri Community Health Centre, Brahamanpad Community Health Centre, Tikabali Community Health Centre, Gumagarh Community Health Centre, Phiringia Community Health Centre, Khajuripada Politics Lok Sabha constituencies Vidhan sabha constituencies The following are the 3 Vidhan sabha constituencies of Kandhamal district and the elected members of that area. Communal unrest and insurgency On 25 December 2007, ethnic conflict broke out between Khond tribals and Pano Scheduled Caste people in Kandhamals. On 23 August 2008, Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati - a leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad - was murdered along with four others, including a boy by a team of Maoist gunmen which allegedly included Catholic Panos. Maoist rebels took responsibility for the multiple murders. This led to large-scale riots between the indigenous ethnic Kandha tribe and the Scheduled Caste Pano communities. The underlying causes are complex and cross political and religious boundaries. Land encroachment, perceived or otherwise, was the main source of tension between the Khond and Pano communities. It was widely believed by the Khonds that Panos were purchasing tribal land by forged documents wherein they were shown to be Khonds. The clash was predominantly ethnic, as both Hindu Kondhs and Protestant Christian Kondhs were on the same side, fighting against Catholic Panos. Later the conflict assumed communal overtones, as it was projected by western media to be a persecution of "Christian Minorities" rather than an ethnic conflict for land resources. In April 2010, a special "fast track" court in Phulbani convicted 105 people. Ten people were acquitted due to lack of evidence. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor of India, an area with significant Maoist insurgency activity. Suspected Maoist rebels detonated a roadside land mine