11-02-2009, 08:02 AM
<b>Northern Telengana slipping into Red Zone
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The naxals are having a field day in Northern Telengana. 123telugu was among the first to report early in September that the AP police will be having a tough time in this part of the state, come November. True to form, the central government has identified this section of the state as an area where likely offensive will be launched.
The severity of the problem can be gauged by the fact that it has been bracketed along with other high naxals tri-junction states. They are Andhra Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh; Orissa-Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh and West Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa.
As part of a central government initiative and according to home ministry sources around 40,000 paramilitary personnel will assist the respective state police forces during the operations that will be launched soon. Almost 7,000 specially-trained troops in jungle warfare are also part of the total strength of the central forces to be deployed for the task.
The anti-naxal plan also includes Rs 7,300 crore package for unleashing developmental works in areas cleared off the Left-wing extremists. The northern Telengana region in AP will receive a sizeable portion of this package.
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The naxals are having a field day in Northern Telengana. 123telugu was among the first to report early in September that the AP police will be having a tough time in this part of the state, come November. True to form, the central government has identified this section of the state as an area where likely offensive will be launched.
The severity of the problem can be gauged by the fact that it has been bracketed along with other high naxals tri-junction states. They are Andhra Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh; Orissa-Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh and West Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa.
As part of a central government initiative and according to home ministry sources around 40,000 paramilitary personnel will assist the respective state police forces during the operations that will be launched soon. Almost 7,000 specially-trained troops in jungle warfare are also part of the total strength of the central forces to be deployed for the task.
The anti-naxal plan also includes Rs 7,300 crore package for unleashing developmental works in areas cleared off the Left-wing extremists. The northern Telengana region in AP will receive a sizeable portion of this package.