Wednesday, February 19, 2014

11 helicopters deployed in Naxal-hit states

Eleven helicopters have been deployed by the government in Naxal-hit states to support the security forces tackling the extremists, Lok Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State for Home RPN Singh said the choppers, belonging to Indian Air Force and the Border Security Force, are available for use as per operational requirement in all Left Wing Extremism affected states.
Under the SRE scheme, the Central government provides assistance to the 9 LWE affected states for security related expenditure.
18/02/14 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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