Changing the narrative of Naxal violence, lack of development and unemployment associated with the worst Naxal- hit Bastar region is now witnessing a positive transformation and progressing on the path to becoming a hub for production of coffee.
With the production of coffee, an attempt is being made to change the negative narrative associated with Bastar, and the taste of Bastar coffee can be enjoyed by a person sitting in Delhi, who only knows the place as an insurgency-hit region," said Singh.
Water is life and the Jal Jeevan Mission has proved to be a boon for Naxal-affected villages of the Bastar region in Chhattisgarh. The people of this region had to drink contaminated water from river, drains and waterfall for years in the Naxal-prone, hilly region surrounded by forests. But
"This is the first time the third gender would be included in the parade. It will send a positive message to the region. The people in the Bastar region are really excited about all this," said IGP Bastar P Sundarraj.
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 23 (ANI): The police and security forces have bust at least eight modules of CPI (Maoists) supplying medicines, explosives and logistics to Naxals in Bastar region during the last two years, an official said on Sunday.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 15 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government's policy of trust, development and security under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has decreased Naxal activities in the Bastar region of the state to a great extent.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 6 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday assured that the Bodhghat project will not be started without the consent of locals, adding that development works are being done at a rapid pace in the tribal-dominated Bastar region.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Security personnel turned good Samaritans and took a pregnant woman in agony to a hospital on Tuesday in Bastar region's Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 20 (ANI): More than 8,000 square kilometres area of Bastar, one of the worst Naxal-hit region in the country, has now been freed from the clutches of CPI Maoists in recent years, said Inspector General of Bastar P Sundarraj on Tuesday.
New Delhi/Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital and urged him to generate more employment opportunities in the Bastar region to uproot Naxal problems.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking cooperation from the Centre for eradicating Naxalism in the Bastar region.
Raipur (Chattisgarh) [India], October 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Malaria-free Bastar campaign is emerging as a huge success in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.