Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Bastar Tiranga Yatra to cover ex-Naxal strongholds, honour fallen jawans
Chhattisgarh is a state in India that had many problems with a group called the Naxals, or Maoists, for a very long time.
These groups sometimes hurt or scared people who lived in a part of the state called Bastar.
The government says the fighting there has stopped and the area is now peaceful.
To celebrate, people are going on a special motorcycle trip called the Bastar Tiranga Yatra.
'Tiranga' means the Indian flag, and the trip happens just before India's Independence Day.
The riders will visit places where sad things happened, and they will remember people who were hurt or lost their lives.
They will even collect some soil from those places to put in a special museum.
Many villages will raise the Indian flag for the very first time.
The trip shows that Bastar is becoming a peaceful and happy place.
The 'Bastar Tiranga Yatra' is a three-day motorcycle yatra in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region from August 12-14, ahead of Independence Day.
Organised under the central government's 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, it will cover 31 locations of past major Naxal incidents.
Tributes will be paid to civilians and security personnel killed in Maoist violence, including at Chingavaram, Errabor, Manikonta and Tadmetla.
Sacred soil collected during the yatra will be used for a memorial and museum to be built in Raipur.
On August 15, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will announce naming more than 500 schools, public squares and community buildings after fallen security personnel.
- Who
- Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, police and administrative officials, tribal community leaders and local residents of Bastar.
- What
- A three-day motorcycle yatra through former Naxal strongholds that pays tributes to civilians and security personnel killed in Maoist violence and promotes patriotism and national unity.
- When
- August 12-14, ahead of Independence Day; tributes at Jhiram Ghati and the naming announcement are planned for August 15.
- Where
- Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, including Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and villages such as Awapalli, Usur, Kalgam and Tadpala, ending at the foothills of Karegutta.
- Why
- To promote patriotism and national unity and to showcase Bastar's move towards peace, security and development after Chhattisgarh was declared free of armed Naxal insurgency on March 31.
- Event name
- Bastar Tiranga Yatra
- Dates
- August 12-14
- Organiser
- Under the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign of the central government
- Region covered
- Bastar division, Chhattisgarh (seven districts)
- Tribute sites
- Chingavaram, Errabor, Manikonta, Tadmetla, Jhiram Ghati
- Historic casualties remembered
- 31 civilians killed at Chingavaram; 33 villagers killed and 220 houses burnt at Errabor; 15 tribals killed at Manikonta; 76 security personnel killed at Tadmetla; 32 killed in 2013 Jhiram Ghati attack
- Structures to be named after fallen personnel
- More than 500 schools, public squares and community buildings
- Villages hoisting the flag for the first time
- More than 90