Salwa Judum, the tribal counter-Naxal group of the region, was not a solution to the Naxalite problem in the state, she said while releasing a fact-finding report 'Salwa Judum and Violence on Women in Dantewara' here.

The report, prepared by the Committee Against Violence on Women, said Dantewada was "heavily militarised, leading to brutal repression of an impoverished people seeking social justice".

It said the Chhattisgarh government should emeliorate the economic condition of the people to solve the Naxal problem.

The team members interacted with 'adivasi' women in relief camps and found that thousands of villagers had abandoned their homes, hearths and fields.

"They have lost their entire livestock, foodgrains and forest produce," the report said.

It said most children at the camps showed signs of malnutrition. In the large Dornapal camp, UNICEF has already identified 78 children as suffering from Grade 4 malnutrition.

There was no employment scope for them on a regular basis while rations were inadequate and did not last more than five days in the week, it said.

The team has demanded the government to reconsider and abandon its present model of development that is causing large scale displacement and marginalization of tribal people.