New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The CISF on Thursday took over the security of the NTPC Talaipalli Coal Mining Project in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, marking the force's 362nd vital installation under its security cover.

The cover was assigned to CISF at the direction of the Union Home Ministry after a security review this year. The force has sanctioned 265 armed commandos at the mine, of which 101 have already taken charge as part of the first phase deployment.

"The region's historical exposure to left-wing extremism, combined with the scale of mining operations, has long made a robust security framework a necessity. The induction of CISF at Talaipalli brings a specialised, 24x7 security mechanism capable of safeguarding personnel, equipment, and hig...