The Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) — a new anti-Naxal force — is
likely to start its operation from October, with the Union home ministry today issuing specific deadlines for the completion of various activities of the force.
According to the home ministry's Action Plan II, September 30 has been fixed as the deadline for the completion of the training of the first CoBRA batch. It said thestandard Operating Procedures for the new 10,000-personnel strong force would be out by July 30.
The report said the deadline for identification and possession of land for all Cobra battalions was September 30, and the deadline for construction activities at current
acquired sites was July 31. The Action Plan II said the last deadline for the identification of land for four more battalions, to be raised next year, was September 30.
It also said the the Ministry would acquire four advanced light helicopters for the Border Security Force by September this year, to be stationed at Ranchi and Agartala airports.
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