Sukma, Jan. 21 -- Jagargunda in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, which lost its shine as Asia's famous market for tamarind due to naxal violence, is gaining momentum to become economically empowered, with a nationalised bank starting operations after years of naxal violence.

With the efforts of the Chhattisgarh Government, a branch of the Indian Overseas Bank has been established in Sukma's Jagargunda, which had remained under Naxal control for several decades. Witnessing a major transformational shift, the picture of Jagargunda is changing.

Recalling the events of 2002, the Naxals had blown up the operational bank in Jagargunda and looted the cash. The bank's vault is still lying at the spot narrating the menace of naxal violence.

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