New Delhi: Ahead of the full-fledged
operations against Naxals, Home Minister P Chidambaram today
took stock of the security situation in five Maoists-affected
states and favoured coordinated efforts to deal with the
extremists.
Chidambaram had a lengthy meeting with Chief Secretaries
and Directors General of Police of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,
Orissa, Bihar and Maharashtra, where the officials briefed him
on the steps being taken to deal with the Maoists.
Sources said the meeting reviewed the states'
preparedness, availability of forces and other operational
aspects.
The meeting stressed on the need for immediate launching
of full-fledged operations in these states, they said.
Chidambaram also took stock of development programmes to
be carried out by the state governments in the Maoist-
dominated areas once they are cleared from the clutches of
Naxals through the operations.
The meeting bears significance as it comes immediately
after the Jharkhand Assembly elections, which delayed the much
awaited large-scale coordinated anti-Naxal operations spanning
across five states.
Sources said the Centre has already made available about
50,000 central paramilitary forces to these states and
Chidambaram reviewed their deployment plans with the state
government officials.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, December 24, 2009, 21:07