Wednesday, March 1 2006 01:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Asking Chhattisgarh to strengthen the security arrangements in naxal-sensitive Dantewada area, the government today (Feb 28 2006) said they were ready to deploy more forces, if the state wanted.

"I would like to ask them to strengthen security even more and if they need any assistance in that, we can look into that," Minister for State for Home S P Jaiswal said here when asked about the landmine blast triggered by Maoists killing over 20 and injuring 30.

He said the Home ministry has been asking the state government that "area is very sensitive and the security arrangements there need to be strengthened."

Jaiswal also observed that state tries to provide security but "somewhere they must have failed which is why such a big tragedy has taken place."