Asserting that providing employment to local youth is a must for tackling Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] menace, Chief Minister (CM), Bhupesh Baghel on June 11, instructed that road construction work in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected areas, including Bastar, should be assigned to them, reports The Pioneer. In a review meeting of the Public Works Department (PWD), held at Mahanadi Bhawan in Naya Raipur on June 11, CM, Baghel instructed for dividing road construction works in Bastar region in small parts so as to provide the contract to local youth. Group of youths could also be assigned the job if the works are big, he said. The patch work and maintenance work should also be assigned to them, he added. By doing so the youth will become self-employed and will join the mainstream, the CM said. To implement this, the CM instructed the concerned officials to make necessary amendments in the present rules and regulations for construction works. CM also exhorted that no compromise should be made in maintaining quality of construction works and it should also be ensured that the work is completed within stipulated time frame.