• Jungle Warfare College: In November 2025, the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) recommended the Chhattisgarh government's proposal to alter the Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary's boundaries to build a new jungle warfare college and a security forces' camp. This is intended to bolster the permanent security infrastructure in the former Naxal stronghold.
• Operation Summary: 'Operation Black Forest', a 21-day joint offensive by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Chhattisgarh Police, was the largest anti-Naxal operation ever conducted in the Karreguttalu Hill area along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. The operation, which ran from late April to mid-May 2025, successfully dismantled the Maoists' main base camp and supply chains.
• Impact: The operation resulted in the neutralization of at least 31 Maoists, including top leaders such as the general secretary of the CPI-Maoist, Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju. Additionally, 54 Naxalites were arrested and 84 surrendered across the affected states.
• Official Recognition: Union Home Minister Amit Shah felicitated the security personnel involved in the operation in September 2025, calling it a "golden chapter" in the fight against Naxalism.
• Future Goal: The government has reiterated its commitment to eliminate Naxalism from India by March 2026, viewing the success of 'Operation Black Forest' as a major step towards that goal. 

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