Over 8,000 sq km area of Bastar region liberated from CPI Maoists: IG Bastar ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 22:53 IST
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 20 (ANI): More than 8,000 square kilometres area of Bastar, one of the worst Naxal-hit region in the country, has now been freed from the clutches of CPI Maoists in recent years, said Inspector General of BastarP Sundarraj on Tuesday.
Sundarraj said this was possible due to more than 24 security camps established in these areas followed by development works initiated by the local administrations. In last few years due to the multi-pronged development and security strategy of the government, the security forces and local administration have made remarkable inroads into the erstwhile stronghold areas of Left Wing Extremists in Dandakaranya area, Sundarraj said.