BHUBANESWAR:
The State Government raised the issue of paucity of funds for security-related issues in the Maoist-hit areas of
Odisha during a meeting of the Union Home Ministry (MHA) in New Delhi on Wednesday
where top cops of nine States affected by Left Wing Extremists (LWE) were
present to devise a strategy to restore law and order and peace in the affected
areas.
As
the Maoist groups are crossing over to Odisha side due to heavy deployment of
security forces in Chhattisgarh, according to the top police officials, deployment
of forces in the area is rather inadequate to conduct any meaningful operation
and restrict the ultras’ movement. So that the State demanded two additional
battalions of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to deploy in Nuapada, Bargarh
and Balangir for effective anti-Maoist operation.
The
State Government asked the Ministry to provide a helicopter, preferably an
MI-17, to add more lethality and precision to the anti-Maoist activities. The State
representatives also demanded funds for the development of roads and
telecommunications in LWE districts to combat Maoist menace.
In
the meeting, the State representatives were directed to make well coordination
among different paramilitary forces, State police and other State polices to
carry out the inter-State operations smoothly.
The MHA convened the meeting of Chief Secretaries and DGPs
of nine Maoist-hit States to discuss the strategies on the anti-Maoist front.
It was chaired by Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.
Chief Secretary JK Mohapatra, DGP Prakash Mishra and Home Secretary
Vipin Kumar Saxena attended the meeting.
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