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Not equipped to detect deep Maoist mines: Home Ministry
What has happened?
The Home Ministry has told a parliamentary panel that forces were “unable to detect deep planted mines” with the technology presently available in the areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE)
Background
The Committee of Estimates headed by senior BJP leader MurliManohar Joshi tabled the report, ‘Central armed police forces and internal security challenges – evaluation and response mechanism’
Steps taken
- The committee desires to take up the matter with the research organisations concerned like DRDO to counter the threats posed by Maoists,”
- The Home Ministry informed the Lok Sabha that it had sanctioned 157 MPVs for Central armed police forces (CAPF) to be procured from the Ordnance Factory Board in three years.
