Wed, Dec 1 01:58 PM
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) As part of efforts to thwart infiltration attempts, the BSF will erect additional border posts, undertake fencing and carry out lighting work along the frontiers. Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken said additional battalions will also be raised to cater to new duties of the force, including anti-Naxal operations.
"Additional Border Out Posts (BOP) are being created by the BSF. The aim is to reduce inter-BOP distance and carry out effective vigil and patrolling along the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders," Maken told reporters on the occasion of the 45th Raising Day celebrations of the force here. Maken said fencing and construction of roads along these "large and porous" borders is being expedited.
BSF chief Raman Srivastava, while speaking on the occasion, said the force has begun a "border domination" exercise to effectively guard and keep a constant vigil on the border. The BSF guards more than 6,600 kilometres of border area and has also deployed 10,000 personnel for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh and Orissa.
Maken said BSF is carrying out civic action work in Naxal areas by involving the local population.
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