(File Photo)THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given the green signal for a tribal battalion drawn from Bastar in Chhattisgarh to counter the threat from Maoists in the region, official sources told The Indian Express. “(For the proposed Bastar battalion), the height requirement has been reduced from 160 cm to 155.5 cm. The battalion, to be raised by CRPF, will be stationed in Bastar for the first five years, they said. (File Photo) The battalion, to be raised by CRPF, will be stationed in Bastar for the first five years. The battalion, to be raised by CRPF, will be stationed in Bastar for the first five years.

Source: Indian Express July 11, 2016 23:38 UTC