Salwa Judum (meaning "Peace March" or "Purification Hunt" in in gondi language) was initially an uprising of local indigenous people in Chattisghar, to fight the Naxalite insurgency in India. Later, the Chhattisgarh state government recruited some of them as SPOs or 'Special Police Officers'. These SPOs consisted of local tribals(including Ex-Naxalite) who were familiar with local terrain. Many of these civilians were children (just like naxalites), who were trained with point 303 rifils. The formation of Salwa Judum in the state witnessed a substantial rise of Naxalite activity in the Chattisgarh state. As a result in 2008, over 65% of the total naxal violence in the country was seen only in Chhattisgarh along with neighboring state of Jharkhand. The Chhattisgarh government on February 5, 2009, told the Supreme Court that the Salwa Judum was slowly disappearing in the State.