Intensifying the fight on Maoist front, Chhattisgarh Director General of Police, DM Awasthi on Saturday asked officials to prepare a strategy for upcoming five months and accordingly conduct the operations.
The DGP was chairing a high-level meeting of top cops from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh -also known as MMC zone- for reviewing Naxal operations.
Under the MMC zone Rajnandgaon, Kawardha districts of Chhattisgarh, Balaghat, Mandala, Dindauri districts of Madhya Pradesh and Gondia, Nagpur and Gadhchiroli districts of Maharashtra are covered.
The DGP during meeting inquired about the progress of anti-Naxal operations in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
He later instructed IG and SPs from Rajnandgaon and Kawardha to come up with a five-month strategy in advance for conducting anti-Naxal operation in their regions.
He told Rajnandgaon police to engage ITBP and district force in the anti-Naxal operation and likewise he directed Kawardha police to take assistance from STF, Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) for intensifying the operation.
The DGP announced that after one week he would visit Rajnandgaon and Kawardha for reviewing the implementation of anti-Naxal strategy.
Joint Director IB Jaideep Singh, IG Vivekanand Sinha and SPs from Kawardha, Rajnandgaon and State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) officials were also present in the meeting.