Government has decided to deploy an additional 11,000 paramilitary men for undertaking anti-Naxal operations in the worst Maoist-affected Bastar division of Chhattisgarh where Maoists recently carried out a deadly ambush and killed 14 CRPF personnel.

According to official sources, of these 11 battalions, three have already reached the dense jungles and village areas of Bastar division, which comprises seven districts. Official sources added that the entire induction of these 11 battalions is expected to be completed by April next year. The Bastar region, with districts of Bijapur, Sukma,Dantewada, Bastar, Kondagaon, Narayanpur and Kanker, already has 31 battalions or about 31,000 personnel of these central security forces.