Sukma, Feb. 12 -- The forest region of Sukma, which remained isolated from the national mainstream for decades due to Naxal violence and blocked roads, is now writing a new story of change.

Roads that once smelled of gunpowder and were shadowed by guns are now filled with buses running under the "Chief Minister's Rural Bus Scheme."

The joint efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, including robust security deployments, the establishment of camps, and the rapid construction of roads and culverts, have laid a new foundation for connectivity in Naxal-affected areas.

This initiative to connect the forest and border villages of Bastar Division with the district and divisional headquarters is not just a tra...