A first-of-its kind 'battle field hospital' will come up inside the deep jungles of insurgency infested Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh soon.
The much awaited facility would provide immediate first aid to injured CRPF personnel and other security forces and officials involved in the anti-insurgency operations in Bastar region. The hospital would have life supporting and resuscitation equipment and will be the first operational medical facility for security personnel in the insurgency infested districts of Bastar. The hospital will be housed inside Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Chintalnar area of the district while had been the site of a bloody Naxal ambush in 2010 when 76 security personnel were killed.
Officials said such hospitals are created by the Army and defence forces in the battle ground during wars and conflicts so that troops in operations are provided immediate medical help before they are evacuated by air or road for advanced treatment. Officials said such hospitals are created by the Army and defence forces in the battle ground during wars and conflicts so that troops in operations are provided immediate medical help before they are evacuated by air or road for advanced treatment. The CRPF, which has a full-fledged medical wing under its establishment, will base a team of doctors and para-medics at this camp round-the-clock.