Barbed Wire Fencing at the Border: Handover of 27 km of Land to BSF Begins; 45-Day Target Set for Completion
Barbed Wire Fencing at the Border: Handover of 27 km of Land to BSF Begins; 45-Day Target Set for Completion Reported by Sanchita chatterjee: The West Bengal government has taken a major step to bolster security along the India-Bangladesh international border. The process of handing over land to the Border Security Force (BSF) has commenced to facilitate the rapid construction of fencing in the state's unfenced border sectors. This information has been confirmed by administrative sources. **How much of the border remains unfenced?** The total length of the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal spans approximately 2,200 kilometers. Of this, a stretch of about 600 kilometers currently lacks barbed wire fencing. Due to geographical factors—specifically the presence of rivers, dense forests, and riverine islands (chars)—erecting fences in these areas poses significant challenges. Consequently, the risk of infiltration through these sectors persists. To address this issue, both the...