Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday admitted in the Supreme Court that the prevailing situation of tribals being caught in a crossfire between Maoists, the police and anti-Maoist vigilante group Salwa Judum was a testimony to governance failure. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the state government, submitted this before a Bench comprising Justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar. The statement by Salve was made in the backdrop of 40,000 tribals leaving their home for relief camps and schools in Naxal-affected districts occupied by security forces. However, the senior advocate defended the appointment of a high-powered committee headed by Chief Minister Raman Singh to monitor relief and rehabilitation work in Maoist-hit areas saying it cannot be led by an outsider. The apex court stuck to its earlier demand and asked Chhattisgarh government to vacate all school buildings under the occupation of security forces in Naxal-hit areas of the state within four months. The bench also sought a comprehensive report from the state government on its plan to disband the relief camp where the tribals are given temporary shelter. The court was hearing the PIL filed by sociologist Nandini Sundar, historian Ramchandra Guha, former bureaucrat E A S Sarma and others seeking a direction to the state government to refrain from allegedly supporting Salwa Judum.