Monday, August 17, 2009

* Maha seeks Rs 500 cr to fight terrorism, Naxalism

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ew Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) Facing a threat from both urban and Naxal terrorism, Maharashtra today demanded over Rs 500 crore from the Centre for projects to strengthen and upgrade its capabilities to fight the menace.

"Maharashtra is under threat from urban terrorism on the west and Left wing terrorism on the East," Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said while addressing the Conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security here.

Listing his various demands, Chavan sought Rs 100 crores for upgrading and setting up training institutions such as anti-naxal training academy Alpha Hawks at Nagpur and Urban terrorism Institute at Pune.

Demanding choppers for carrying out aerial surveillance, he said, "given the length of the coastline, two helicopters having day and night flying capability may be provided to us for conducting aerial patrolling".

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