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| Need 65,000 troops to fight Naxals: |
| Need 65,000 troops to fight Naxals: Army assessment
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| INDIA
, 19-July-2011
1:50:45 AM |
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In its first detailed assessment of taking on the Naxal threat, the Army top brass has concluded it would need to deploy at least 60-65,000 troops to provide an effective counter.
To this end, the Army Chief and the seven Army Commanders gave their stamp of approval earlier this month to a massive troop relocation plan in case they are ordered into combat.
Giving the go-ahead for preparations at a meeting in the Lucknow-based Central Army Command, the Army top brass agreed that at least six Army divisions will be needed to cover Naxal-affected areas in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Among the factors that prompted this meet was a Home Ministry proposal suggesting relocation of some Rashtriya Rifle units from Jammu & Kashmir to the Naxal-affected areas. The Army top brass felt that raising new Rashtriya Rifle battalions would be a better option than thinning out troops from J&K. The proposal in itself, sources said, was a clear indicator that the situation on the ground was becoming difficult to handle.
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