The 219th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which has been deployed in insurgency-hit Sukma district, organised a civic action programme in Injaram area. The programme was aimed at establishing better relations with the local tribal villagers. In this civic action programme, around 800 villagers of more than half a dozen of Naxal affected villages were present.
On this occasion, a medical camp was also organised by the CRPF personnel, where the villagers were provided medicines for their several minor ailments.
In the camp, keeping in view, the needs of women, men and youth, materials were distributed among them. The women were given saree, men were given lungi and youths and children were supplied sports and school materials, respectively.
Along with this, the jawans of CRPF offered meals to the villagers coming from the nearby villages and they were also accorded a grand send off by the jawans of the CRPF.
In this programme, Vice President of District Panchayat Boidu Raja was present as chief guest. The second-in-command officer of 219th battalion Kumar Navin and Vikrant Singh were also present on this occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Navin said that the CRPF is always prepared to defend people of the region. Such programmes are aimed at creating better relations with villagers and these programmes would also be held in future.