Joint operations by state police and Central Reserve Police Force on the basis of state intelligence branch have reportedly helped bring down casualties.
NEW DELHI: A few months after the policy of combining development with policing in naxalism-affected areas was started, a review of the situation at a meeting in the Union Home Ministry showed there has be no diminishing in the strength of Naxal cadres in Andhra Pradesh. There has been a decline in their operations in the state, though.
Joint operations by state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the basis of state intelligence branch (SIB) have reportedly helped bring down casualties. Home Ministry sources said Andhra Pradesh government has now asked for helicopters for assistance in operations - for evacuation and transportation of troops to naxalite areas ---- for the next three months.
At the level of the Central government, the standard operating procedure for joint operations, yet to be finalised, would be completed. It was also decided to expedite delivery of 17 mine-proof vehicles from factory at Medak.
Among other states, in Maharashtra, the naxalites were reported to have suffered severe reverses in police operations. Intelligence agencies reported that the naxalites have now resorted to a strong propaganda campaign among tribals against the Forest Conservation Act.
In Chhattisgarh, the naxalites had undertaken laying of landmines on a large scale in their stronghold of Bastar. CRPF was reported to have unearthed 150 mines over the past one month itself. Deep search mine detectors were being used for more reliability, sources said.
In Chhattisgarh, recruitment to naxalite cadres was reported to have been effectively checked in areas where the Salva Zudoom movement - a movement to involve and mobilise villagers and tribals - had taken hold. The strategy of joint operations by security agencies in different states has yielded positive results, particularly in the areas falling near the borders of West Bengal, Orissa.
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