Kolkata: Ahead of Union Home Minister P
Chidambaram's meeting with chief ministers of four Naxal-
affected states next week, top bureaucrats of these states
on Friday held a strategy session here on the roadmap for dealing
with the menace.
While Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal were represented by
their chief secretaries, Jharkhand was represented by its
home secretary, official sources said.
West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen also attended the
meeting held to discuss internal security, flood control,
tribal development and disaster management.
Though there was no official briefing, the main agenda of
the February 9 meeting -- strategies to tackle the Maoist
menace in the region -- was believed to have been discussed.
The union home minister has called a meeting of chief
ministers of the four states here on February 9 primarily to
finalise strategies for tackling the Maoists in the region.
The sources said planning was almost finalised for
taking on Maoists who have been recently "quite active" in
these states.
However, it is still not known if all the chief ministers
have confirmed their participation at the February 9 meet.
PTI
First Published: Friday, February 05, 2010, 19:58