A distant Chhattisgarh village that was, till a yr in the past, not accessible by street and was beneath the management of the Maoists, on Thursday obtained electrical energy connectivity for the primary time.
Situated in Bijapur district, Chhutwahi village is round 50 km from Bijapur headquarters. Two months in the past, a safety camp was arrange there after safety forces carried out anti-Naxal operations and encounters to clear the world of Maoists.
Bijapur collector Sambit Mishra mentioned, “We now have been capable of present electrical energy to the villagers for the primary time since Independence as we’re gaining access to these areas as a result of new safety camps are coming in Bijapur. Our high precedence is to supply primary facilities as quickly as new safety camps open and we get entry to villages. By subsequent yr, we’ll attempt to present them with street connectivity.”
“Aside from electrical energy beneath the Niyad Nellanar scheme, we’re offering them with water provide beneath the Jal Jeevan Mission, cellular tower, college, anganwadis, and the general public distribution system,” Mishra mentioned.
Based on an official, greater than 100 different villages in Bijapur nonetheless don’t have electrical energy connection. As safety forces transfer ahead and free the villages of Maoists, the administration will have the ability to present residents with electrical energy and different advantages beneath central and state authorities schemes, the official mentioned.
This yr, safety forces in Chhattisgarh killed 210 Maoists – the best casualty suffered by Maoists in a yr for the reason that state’s formation. Throughout the identical interval, 17 safety personnel and 62 civilians have been killed in Maoist violence within the state’s Bastar area, which includes seven districts together with Bijapur.
