Archive · 7 Dec 2025
CRPF Camp and Mobile Network Transform Maoist-Affected Chhattisgarh Villages
In a remote part of Chhattisgarh, India, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local police have set up a new camp in a village called Pallewaya.
This area was once controlled by a group called the Maoists, but the new camp aims to bring more security and development.
At the same time, another village called Kondapalli, which was also affected by Maoist violence, has received mobile network connectivity for the first time.
This is a big deal because it connects the village to the outside world and makes it easier for people to access important services like banking, education, and healthcare.
The local government is working hard to bring more development to these areas and improve the lives of the people living there.
The CRPF camp and the mobile network are steps towards making the region safer and more connected.
A CRPF camp was established in Pallewaya village, a remote area in Chhattisgarh's Abujhmad region, on December 4, 2023, as part of the 'Niyad Nella Nar' initiative.
The camp, a joint effort by the Dantewada district police and the CRPF's 165th battalion, will serve as a Forward Operating Base (FOB) to connect inaccessible villages and provide basic amenities like roads, electricity, and schools.
In Kondapalli village, mobile network connectivity was established for the first time, symbolizing a transformation and connecting the village to the outside world.
The mobile network will make essential services such as Aadhaar verification, banking, pension disbursal, ration processes, online education, and telemedicine more accessible to the villagers.
The Chhattisgarh government, under Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, is committed to ensuring digital services and welfare schemes reach every village in the Bastar region, with a goal to eradicate left-wing extremism by March 31, 2026.
- Who
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Dantewada district police, Chhattisgarh government, Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
- What
- Establishment of a CRPF camp and mobile network connectivity in remote villages
- When
- December 4, 2023 (CRPF camp), Recent (Mobile network)
- Where
- Pallewaya village, Kondapalli village, Abujhmad region, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
- Why
- To address the security vacuum, facilitate development, improve connectivity, and dismantle Maoist memorials
- Location
- Pallewaya village, Kondapalli village, Abujhmad region, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
- Date Established
- December 4, 2023 (CRPF camp), Recent (Mobile network)
- Initiative
- Niyad Nella Nar
- CRPF Battalion
- 165th battalion
- Objective
- Address security vacuum, facilitate development, and improve connectivity
- Deadline for Eradication of Left-wing Extremism
- March 31, 2026
- Mobile Towers Installed
- 728 (116 in LWE-affected areas, 115 in aspirational districts)
- Key Facilities Provided
- Banking, education, healthcare, ration distribution, communication, drinking water
Sources
Fight against Red Terror: CRPF camp set up in remote Pallewaya village in Chhattisgarh's Abujhmad
A remote village in Maoist heartland that had no connectivity finally gets a mobile tower
Village In Bastar, Once A Maoist Den, Gets Mobile Network For First Time
