The Chhattisgarh Government has decided to upgrade the security being provided to contractors and workers engaged in construction of roads in insurgency ridden districts.
A meeting was chaired by Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand and attended by senior officials from Home, Public Works Department, Police Housing Corporation, Forest departments as well as senior officials of central paramilitary forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations in Bastar region here.
During the meeting the contractors were asked to expedite the pace of construction works in the districts and were also assured that the security for them and their workers will be upgraded.
The meeting was also attended by Bastar Revenue Commissioner Dilip Wasnikar and Kanker District Collector Shammi Abidi.
During the meeting, the Chief Secretary reviewed the progress of 20 under construction roads in Bastar region which includes five under construction roads each in Kanker and Bijapur district, three in Dantewada district, one road each in Bastar, four in Sukma district, Kondagaon and Narayanpur districts.