1,356 mobile towers set up in Maoist-hit areas
The central government has installed 1,356 mobile towers in Maoist-hit areas, as part of a ₹3,046 crore project to set up mobile towers in nine Maoist-hit states like Jharkhand and Odisha. The towers have been installed in police stations or paramilitary camps. Notably, Maoists have blown up over 200 mobile towers across the states over the last few years.