India, Dec. 29 -- A new police camp has been set up at a strategically important location in Chhattisgarh's Naxalite-hit Bijapur district to address the security vacuum and facilitate development works, an official said on Sunday.

'Surakhsa evam Jan Suvidha Camp' (security and public utility camp) was successfully established on Friday at Dodimarka village under the Farsegarh police station limits, the official said. The camp will serve as a forward operating base (FOB) for the 7th battalion of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), he said.

The official said that despite harsh terrain and geographical conditions and severe cold, a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), CAF, and district police demonstrated exemplary courage and d...