Govt starts 1st ever survey of Chhattisgarh's Maoist region
For the first time since Independence, the government has initiated a survey of the Maoist-controlled  area of Chhattisgarh's Abujhmarh forest region. "The aerial survey of the region was done in recent years but ground survey is being done for the first time," officials said. The exercise is meant to enable the government to build roads to push back Maoist rebels.