02-15-2008, 05:14 PM
<b>Unified command in Chhattisgarh to check Naxal menace</b>
Feb 15, 2008
Centre approves a unified command in Chhattisgarh for better coordination among security forces in fighting Maoist terrorists.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil told reporters in Raipur,the unified command will be headed by the chief minister and will establish better coordination between the state and central forces in fighting the Maoists in the interior areas of the state. Maoists are active in 15 of the 19 districts in the state.
He made the announcement after a marathon meeting with Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, Chief Minister Raman Singh and senior officials of the central and state government.
The central government also decided to provide five battalions of central forces besides permitting to raise four India Reserve Battalions (IRBs) to tackle the Maoist challenge, Patil said, adding that seven armoured vehicles would also power the state's operations against the leftwing terrorists.
Chhattisgarh, the state worst affected by the Maoist terror, currently has 13 battalions of central forces and as many armoured vehicles. Patil expressed satisfaction over the measures taken by the state to combat the Maoists. The central government will provide all possible assistance to the state in its move to combat Maoists, he assured.
Chief Minister Raman Singh said the two sides have also decided to strengthen road networks and police stations in the Naxal-hit areas as the government wanted to improve the economic condition of the people living there.
Feb 15, 2008
Centre approves a unified command in Chhattisgarh for better coordination among security forces in fighting Maoist terrorists.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil told reporters in Raipur,the unified command will be headed by the chief minister and will establish better coordination between the state and central forces in fighting the Maoists in the interior areas of the state. Maoists are active in 15 of the 19 districts in the state.
He made the announcement after a marathon meeting with Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, Chief Minister Raman Singh and senior officials of the central and state government.
The central government also decided to provide five battalions of central forces besides permitting to raise four India Reserve Battalions (IRBs) to tackle the Maoist challenge, Patil said, adding that seven armoured vehicles would also power the state's operations against the leftwing terrorists.
Chhattisgarh, the state worst affected by the Maoist terror, currently has 13 battalions of central forces and as many armoured vehicles. Patil expressed satisfaction over the measures taken by the state to combat the Maoists. The central government will provide all possible assistance to the state in its move to combat Maoists, he assured.
Chief Minister Raman Singh said the two sides have also decided to strengthen road networks and police stations in the Naxal-hit areas as the government wanted to improve the economic condition of the people living there.