Lashkar, Naxals undertook recce of power plants TNN, Mar 10, 2010, 03.04am IST
Source: TOI
NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday said the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Naxalites had undertaken extensive recces in a bid to attack CISF armouries located at power plants in several states.
"Militant and terrorist outfits had planned to target some power plants in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Besides LeT, there are also reports of CPI (Maoist) having undertaken extensive recces to target CISF armoury located in some power plants," minister of state for home affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
As on date, 72 power plants all over the country are being provided security cover by CISF.
"There is a proposal to extend CISF security cover to some more power plants in the country and surveys are under process," said the minister.
NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday said the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Naxalites had undertaken extensive recces in a bid to attack CISF armouries located at power plants in several states.
"Militant and terrorist outfits had planned to target some power plants in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Besides LeT, there are also reports of CPI (Maoist) having undertaken extensive recces to target CISF armoury located in some power plants," minister of state for home affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
As on date, 72 power plants all over the country are being provided security cover by CISF.
"There is a proposal to extend CISF security cover to some more power plants in the country and surveys are under process," said the minister.
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