Former security camp in Bastar now serves as hostel for tribal schoolboys

This is the first such initiative in the Bastar division where a former security camp had been converted for educational and hostel purposes, Narayanpur Collector said. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Not long ago, there was a security camp in Bhatpal, a remote area in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region. As the security situation improved, the campus, which housed security personnel deployed in the insurgency hit region for over 15 years, found a new identity as a residential facility for over 150 tribal school boys.

This is the first such initiative in the Bastar division where a former security camp had been converted for educational and hostel purposes, Narayanpur Collector Namrata Jain said, “marking a shift from security-oriented infrastructure to facilities focused on education and the future of children in the region”.