Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Police Establish Help Centre in Gadchiroli's Remote Village
The police in Gadchiroli, a district in Maharashtra, set up a help centre in a remote village called Binagunda.
This village is in a heavily forested area near the Chhattisgarh border and is often cut off from the rest of the region during the rainy season.
The police used a lot of machinery and vehicles to build the centre in just one day.
They also brought in pre-made buildings, generators, and a water plant.
The new centre will help protect workers so they can finish building a bridge and set up mobile phone towers.
This is the tenth such centre set up since 2023 to help the local tribal people and bring in services like buses and healthcare.
Important police officers were there for the opening ceremony.
Meanwhile, in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, 16 IEDs were recovered during an anti-Naxal operation.
Additionally, 41 villages in Bastar's Maoist core zone are set to celebrate Republic Day without fear of Maoist threats for the first time, thanks to the establishment of security camps and the neutralization of key Maoist leaders.
Police set up a help centre in Binagunda, a remote village in Gadchiroli, within 24 hours.
The operation involved over 1,000 commandos, 18 bomb disposal squads, and extensive logistical machinery.
The centre aims to facilitate development work, including the completion of the Gundenur bridge and installation of 7 mobile towers.
The region is often disconnected for four months due to flooding, and the new post will provide necessary protection.
This is the tenth such post established since 2023 to bridge the gap between the administration and local tribal citizens.
- Who
- Gadchiroli Police, including Superintendent of Police Neelotpal, IGP Sandeep Patil, DIG Ankit Goyal
- What
- Establishment of a help centre in a remote village to facilitate development work and recovery of IEDs in an anti-Naxal operation
- When
- Inaugurated on January 24, 2024
- Where
- Binagunda, Bhamragad sub-division, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, near the Chhattisgarh border
- Why
- To facilitate development work in a region affected by Maoist activities and to provide protection for stalled projects, and to celebrate Republic Day without Maoist threats
Security Forces
Maoists
Security and Development
Security Forces
Security forces aim to establish control and facilitate development in Maoist-affected areas, ensuring safe celebration of national events like Republic Day.
Maoists
Maoists resist state presence, viewing it as an encroachment on their influence and ideology in tribal regions.
- Location
- Binagunda, Bhamragad sub-division, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra
- Distance from Chhattisgarh border
- 8 kilometres
- Personnel deployed
- Over 1,000 C-60 commandos and 18 BDDS
- Equipment used
- 11 backhoe loaders, 5 hydraulic excavators, 40 trucks
- Infrastructure set up
- Pre-fabricated porta cabins, generators, RO water plant
- Development projects
- Gundenur bridge, 7 mobile towers
- Senior officials present
- IGP Sandeep Patil, DIG Ankit Goyal
- Number of such posts since 2023
- 10
- IEDs recovered
- 16 beer bottle-based improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
- Villages celebrating Republic Day
- 41 villages in Bastar's Maoist core zone
- Districts involved
- Bijapur, Narayanpur, Sukma
- Maoist influence
- Three-four small pockets remaining in Bastar
Sources
Police set up help centre in remote village of Gadchiroli in 24 hours to facilitate development work
For First Time, 41 Villages in Bastar’s Maoist Core Zone to Celebrate Republic Day Without Fear
16 IEDs, explosives, gelatin sticks recovered in anti-Naxal op in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
16 IEDs, 100kg Explosives Seized As Security Forces Foil Maoist Plot
Two security personnel injured in IED blast during anti-Maoist operation in Bijapur forests
