Raipur – In a significant push towards development in Naxal-affected regions, the district administration has marked a key milestone with the establishment of a new camp in Nelangur. Announcing the achievement, Collector Pratishtha Mamgain emphasized the strategic importance of the move in extending government welfare schemes to remote areas.
“A new camp has recently been set up in Nelangur, which is a major achievement for us,” Mamgain stated. “Once a camp is operational, all villages and Gram Panchayats within a 10-kilometre radius are included in the Niyad Nellanar scheme. Nelangur has now been brought under this scheme, and our village survey is almost complete.”
The administration is conducting regular outreach camps to provide essential services such as Ayushman health cards, Aadhaar cards, voter ID registration, birth certificates, and access to other government welfare programs. Plans are also in place to construct a school in the region, with necessary approvals underway.
Efforts to bring clean drinking water to the area have also gained momentum under the Jal Jeevan Mission. Mamgain assured that steps are being taken to expedite the project and provide residents with safe drinking water at the earliest.
On the security front, the state is witnessing one of the most extensive anti-Naxal operations to date. The joint forces of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state police recently concluded ‘Operation Black Forest’, a 21-day-long offensive aimed at dismantling Naxal strongholds near Karreguttalu Hill (KGH) on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border.
Conducted from April 21 to May 11, the operation neutralised 31 Naxals, many of whom carried a combined bounty of Rs 1.72 crore. In total, 214 hideouts and bunkers were destroyed. Security personnel also seized a significant cache of weapons and explosives, including 450 IEDs, 818 BGL shells, 899 codex wire bundles, detonators, and other explosive materials. Furthermore, around 12,000 kilograms of food supplies were recovered during the raids.
The operation marks a crucial step in the state’s broader objective to eliminate Naxalism by March 26, 2026, as government and security forces work in tandem to restore peace and foster development in affected areas.
