Army says 'some' troops to be withdrawn from NE after dip in

The Army has decided to withdraw "some" troops from insurgency-affected states in the Northeast and move them to barracks as violence in the region has come down drastically, Eastern Army commander Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan said here on Wednesday.

He said the decision was taken in view of an improvement in the situation in the insurgency-hit states.

"As far as the security situation in the insurgency- affected states is concerned, it is rather stable and all parameters concerning violence have come down drastically," Lt General Chauhan told reporters here after a wreath-laying ceremony on Army Day at Fort William, the Eastern Command headquarter.

Chauhan said at least two battalions have been withdrawn from eastern Assam in view of an improved situation there and sent to the barracks.

He said the situation in Nagaland and Manipur was "far better than what it was in 2018, 2017 or previous years."