July 2, 2010 12:15 PM

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Govt plans to redeploy paramilitary forces in Naxal affected states

In the wake of repeated attacks by Maoists on CRPF, the government is working out a plan for the redeployment of paramilitary forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations in states.<br/>A plan is being worked out for reconfiguration, redeployment and strengthening of the paramilitary forces in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal phasewise in consultation with the state governments.<br/>Official sources say that it has become necessary to review the deployment of forces and a suitable decision will be taken according to the operational requirement and developmental reasons. However, no central forces deployed in a particular state will be moved out from that state.<br/>According to the plan, the distances of troop posts will be reduced and in some cases the number of personnel will be increased while in other cases the posts will be relocated.<br/>The plan will be first implemented in Chhattisgarh where CRPF has faced maximum casualties in the recent past. After Chhattisgarh, the plan will be implemented in Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.<br/>Home Minister P Chidambaram had also day before yesterday asked the Chhattisgarh Government for relocation and reconfiguration of paramilitary forces in the state as according to him some of the deployments made in 2007 and 2008 were not operationally viable now.<br/>

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