Internally Displaced Persons: The victims of Salwa Judum campaign

(Excerpts from ACHR's report, The Adivasis of Chhattisgarh:
Victims of the Naxalite Movement and Salwa Judum Campaign,
17 March 2006)

About 50,000 villagers, mostly Adivasis, have fled their villages and abandoned their paddy fields fearing retaliation either by the Naxalites for opposing them or by the Salwa Judum forces, consisting of Adivasi villagers and the security forces, for supporting Naxalites. The Bastar region comprising three districts of Kanker, Bastar and Dantewada are affected by Salwa Judum campaign. However, Dantewada is the worst affected district.

The Dantewada is the largest district in the Bastar region having 1354 villages in 11 Development Blocks. As on 4 March 2006, a total of 45,958 Adivasi villagers from 644 villages in 6 blocks of Dantewada district have left their homes and are living as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The villages, where IDP camps have been established are- Bhairamgarh, Geedom, Bodli, Bangapal, Matwara, Jangla, Naimed, Kutru, Pharsegarh, Talnar, Gangalur, Nelsanar, Pinkonda, Kodoli, Karkeni, Bedare, Etamkudum, Cherpal, Bijapur, Murdandha, Aachapalli, Gangakud, Usur, Pharaspal, Konta, Arrabore, Dornapal, and Dantewada.

No. of inmates in temporary relief camps as on 4 March 2006

Sl. No.	Name of Development Block	Name of Temporary Relief Camp	Period of running the camp	No. of inmates/IDPs	No. of Special Police Officers	Disabled persons	No. of surrendered	Total camp inmates
01	Bhairamgarh	Bhairamgarh	8 Months	5965	350	180	311	6806
02		Bangapal	8 Months	969	350	0	0	1319
03		Nelsonar	8 Months	465	60	0	0	525
04		Mirtur	6 Months	1500	113	0	72	1685
05		Matwada	8 Months	2740	100	239	88	3167
06		Kutru	8 Months	1100	350	69	0	1519
07		Farseghar	8 Months	350	100	13	0	463
08		Pinkondha	8 Months	135	30	0	0	165
09		Khodholi	8 Months	50	21	0	0	71
10		Korkheli	8 Months	0	100	0	0	100
11		Bhodli	8 Months	150	60	0	0	210
12		Bhedore	8 Months	300	50	0	0	350
13		Jhangla	8 Months	2360	119	150	81	2710
14		Etamkhudum	3 Months	40	100	0	0	140
		Total		16124	1903	651	552	19230
15	Bijapur	Chepal	6 Months	2400	90	0	66	2556
16		Gangalur	6 Months	2859	112	0	188	3159
17		Bijapur	8 Months	195	470	0	240	905
		Total		5454	672	0	494	6620
18	Usur	Murdhanda	1 Month	551	0	0	0	551
19		Awapali	1 Month	280	30	0	352	662
20		Bhangsa Gudha	1 Month	485	20	0	0	505
21		Usur	1 Month	1170	0	0	60	1230
		Total		2486	50	0	412	2948
22	Geedam	Geedam	6 Months	1447	48	0	89	1584
		Total		1447	48	0	89	1584
23	Dantewada	Dantewada	8 Months	0	36	0	0	36
24		Fharaspal	8 Months	0	58	0	0	58
		Total		0	94	0	0	94
25	Konta	Konta	15 Days	4500	165	0	350	5015
26		Arrabore	15 Days	3932	136	0	0	4068
27		Dornapal	15 Days	6165	132	0	102	6399
		Total		14597	433	0	452	15482
		Grand Total		40108	3200	651	1999	45958

Internally Displaced Persons: The victims of Salwa Judum campaign

I. Camp conditions

Medical facilities are non-existent.