Raipur, Jan 05: Chhattisgarh Government will set
up an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and also take a slew of other
measures to strengthen security apparatus to effectively fight
terror and Naxal threat, Governor E S L Narasimhan said on Monday.
Addressing the first session of the newly-elected
Assembly here, he termed terrorism and Naxalism as the worst
internal security problems being faced by the country today.
The proposed ATS, which will consist of highly trained
commandos, would be deployed at the state as well as the
district headquarters, Narasimhan said.
Following the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks, the
Government has decided to convert a Chhattisgarh Armed Forces
(CAF) battalion into a Commando unit, the Governor said.
Narasimhan said the Government would also establish
Anti-Terrorist Control Rooms (ATCR) and Analysis Group (AGs)
at the state and district headquarters to compile, analyse and
share information relating to terror elements with security
forces of neighbouring states and the Central agencies.
Meeting of the state's Subsidiary Multi-Agency Centre
(SMAC) is held once a week where inputs provided by Central
intelligence and other security agencies are discussed and
necessary action taken, Narasimhan, an ex-IB officer, said.
The Governor also touched upon development-related
issues. Growth in the agriculture sector was 7 per cent in
Chhattisgarh as compared to national figure of 3 per cent
during the 10th Five-Year Plan (2002-07), he said.
Speaking about the Government's commitment to ensure
food security of the people, Narasimhan said the state
administration has decided to arrange more than Rs 2,000 crore
for various schemes in this regard.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, January 05, 2009, 00:00