The centre is all set to launch full-fledged anti-naxal operations in states worst-affected by the naxal menace. Home Ministry sources said around 40,000 paramilitary personnel will assist the state police forces in the operations that will be launched soon. The operations would target tri-junctions of worst Naxal-affected states. The tri-junctions which have been identified for the offensive are: Andhra Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh; Orissa-Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh and West Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa. Almost 7,000 specially-trained troops in jungle warfare are also part of the central forces to be deployed for the task.<br/><br/>The Cabinet Committee on Security had already approved the new plan to counter the Maoists. The states concerned will have an effective coordination and the police will take a lead role.<br/><br/>The anti-naxal plan also includes 7,300 crore rupees package for taking up development works in areas cleared off the Left-wing extremists. The Naxalites have killed more than 2,600 people, including civilians, in 5,800 incidents in last three years. The highest number of incidents of violence has taken place in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa, where 2,212 people lost their lives from January 2006 to August this year.