Central forces move to push deeper into Naxal bastions in Chhattisgarh

New Delhi: Weeks after the home ministry removed 44 districts from the list of regions affected by left-wing extremism, the Central Reserve Police Force has decided to move deeper into Chhattisgarh’s uncharted Naxal territories. The central paramilitary force plans to set up 17 new camps across the Naxal-dominated districts of the state, according to documents reviewed by Mint. In some areas, road and bridge construction has to be first carried out before setting up the camps, otherwise it would become difficult to provide administrative support to the companies deployed there,” said a senior home ministry official, seeking anonymity. While Sukma district witnesses maximum Naxal activity, Abujmarh in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district had largely remained beyond the control of the security forces, but for one camp at its periphery.