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Telangana DGP hoists tricolour on former Maoist stronghold for first time in 50 years
Telangana DGP hoists tricolour on former Maoist stronghold for first time in 50 years
Telangana DGP CV Anand hoisted the national flag at 650 feet on Karregutta Hills on Monday, the first time in 50 years the tricolour has flown on the Telangana side of this…
The Story in Brief
Telangana DGP CV Anand hoisted the national flag at 650 feet on Karregutta Hills on Monday, the first time in 50 years the tricolour has flown on the Telangana side of this former Maoist bastion along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border. The dense forest area was once a key stronghold of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and one of the most heavily mined zones in the region, Times of India reports.
The flag-hoisting follows Operation Kagar, under which several Maoists were killed or surrendered. A temporary road from Pamunuru has now been extended 20 km to the Bijapur district border in Chhattisgarh. Anand said tourism could be developed in the area without deforestation to bring employment. The visit was conducted under tight security by Greyhounds commandos and the CRPF.
The Indian Opinion
The tricolour atop Karregutta is a welcome symbol of the state's reach, but narratives that paint this as a final victory over Maoism risk oversimplifying a stubborn conflict. Forty-five lakh caste certificates are still pending, and development in forest areas often stops at road-building. The real test for the government is not a flag-hoisting but whether it can deliver schools, health centres, and land rights to the same villages that were once Maoist supply lines. Will the next official visit happen without a heavy CRPF convoy?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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