The government on Tuesday said terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Maoists had undertaken extensive reconnaissance of power plants in several states in a bid to attack Central Industrial Security Force armouries located there.
"Militant and terrorist outfits had planned to target some power plants in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Besides LeT, there are also reports of Communist Party of India - Maoist having undertaken extensive reconnaissance to target the CISF armouries located in some power plants," Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
As on date, 72 power plants all over the country are being provided security cover by the CISF. There is a proposal to extend CISF security cover to some more power plants in the country and surveys are under process to do the same, he said.
According to the CISF, a total of 20,000 personnel are protecting almost 58 installations in Naxal-hit areas.
