The Chhattisgarh government used a helicopter to transport the board examination question papers to an exam centre located in an interior pocket of Naxalite-hit Sukma district in the state, officials said.
Class 12 examination of the Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) began on March 1, while Class 10 board exams are scheduled to start from March 2.
This is the second year in a row that a helicopter was used for carrying the board exam papers to Jagargunda exam centre in Sukma, they said.