In a major achievement for the native administration in its efforts to take growth to the areas affected by Naxalite violence, households in Elmagunda village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh have gotten electricity. The feat of electrifying households in this distant Naxal violence-affected village was achieved on the eve of India’s 77th Independence Day.
The job was achieved via the efforts of district police which labored in coordination with Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited.
Electricity had not reached Elmagunda until August 14 and folks confronted difficulties in their lives.
The police official mentioned conferences have been held with the villagers to make them conscious of the actions of Naxals and persuade them to offer thrust to the event of their village. The villagers have been additionally urged to maintain their distance from Naxalites.
Personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) additionally contributed to the duty.
The efforts of district administration, police and different companies have introduced smiles to the faces of villagers who now see a change coming about in their lives.
A camp of safety forces was established at Elmagunda round six months again and this has given a fillip to growth works.
Bastar Range Inspector General of Police Sundarraj P mentioned that safety camps in these distant villages have been additionally performing as built-in growth centres.
“On the eve of Independence Day, a significant event took place in Elmagunda village of Sukma district. The households of the village, which was freed from the Naxal activity last year, got electricity connections,” he mentioned.
The senior police official mentioned that safety camps in Bastar Range not solely carry out operational duties but additionally facilitate growth works like street development, electrification and opening of PDS retailers, faculties, anganwadi and well being centres in coordination with the native administration.
He mentioned Elamgudna is considered one of many examples in the final 4 years the place safety camps have performed the function of a sport changer in the lives of the native inhabitants.
Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP) Kiran Chavan mentioned safety camps have been established to spice up the boldness of villagers in restive villages and to eradicate Naxalism.
The official mentioned that electricity in Elamgudna households will give an amazing increase to growth, allow higher schooling of kids and assist join the native inhabitants with different components of the state and the nation.
(with inputs from ANI)
