Raipur:
The government on Monday said there was no immediate need to deploy Army in Maoist-hit regions and it could take nearly seven years to get rid of the menace.
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai, who is on a visit to review the situation in Chhattisgarh, said there was no need to deploy army personnel at present in the Maoist-hit regions.
He, however, did not elaborate.
Speaking to reporters at the district headquarters at Kanker, Pillai said that it could take between three and seven years to get rid of the Naxal menace in the country.
Referring to the casualties suffered by paramilitary forces recently, he said the Naxals were taking advantage of situation whereby jawans enter into their territory to fight them.
Pillai denied that there was any difference between the state police and the CRPF, saying both the forces were coordinating and working together.