Dev activities gain pace in Maoist-affected areas of Bihar

Several development projects are underway in the Maoist-affected Sikaria village in Bihar,boosting employment for the locals in an initiative to integrate the village into the mainstream and stave off insurgency.Hospitals and schools have been developed and new roads constructed in the region.Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, who visited the village on Friday to inaugurate a hospital,assured further developments in the region.