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CAA, Border Security Tightens Further: What is the BSF’s ‘Durga Drone Squadron’? Discover India’s New Border Technology  ReportedbySanchita chatterjee:   The implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Border Security Force (BSF) has manifold increased surveillance along the India-Bangladesh and India-Pakistan borders. To curb infiltration as well as the smuggling of weapons and narcotics, the BSF has now deployed state-of-the-art drones, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and specially trained ‘drone squadrons’ in the field. For those attempting to illegally enter India by breaching the barbed-wire fences, crossing the border has now become nearly impossible. The Nation’s First ‘Dedicated Drone Squadron’ To combat infiltration and smuggling, the BSF has established its own dedicated ‘Drone Squadron.’ The primary objective of this unit is to patrol the border airspace 24 hours a day, around the clock. Specifically, in the darkness of night or amidst dense fog, t...

  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...