Farmers in Bastar were accustomed to farming paddy but that changed four years back when cultivators in the Naxalite-prone area grew coffee and are now reaping profits. Preparations are underway to cultivate coffee on a much larger scale.
The inhabitants of Khurshipar Khurd village in Chhattisgarh have got their first road since Independence. The seven-kilometre stretch constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana has transformed their lives.