Police outreach programme: Mini-rice mill units handed over to Adivasis of 20 interior villages in Telangana’s Charla mandal

As part of a major outreach initiative, the Bhadradri Kothagudem district police on Wednesday (June 11, 2025) handed over mini-rice mills to Adivasis of around 20 interior villages of Telangana’s Charla mandal, abutting the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas of Chhattisgarh’s south Bastar region.

Superintendent of police B. Rohit Raju interacted with Adivasis of the far-flung areas at an outreach programme held at Rallapuram village in Charla mandal on the occasion.

The 20 mini-rice mill units have been set up at an estimated cost of ₹2.50 lakh each, totalling ₹50 lakh, for the benefit of Adivasis inhabiting the remote villages on the fringes of forests, police said.

The superintendent of police felicitated the local Adivasi youth, Adamaiah, who participated in a national-level sailing competition recently. Later, the police official handed over clothes to the family members of a Maoist woman cadre of the village. He called upon the underground Maoist cadres to shun the path of violence and return to the mainstream.

Published - June 12, 2025 02:44 pm IST