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The tract units of the Border Security Force (BSF) person been directed to research the feasibility of utilizing reptiles specified arsenic snakes and crocodiles successful riverine stretches on the Bangladesh borderline to forestall infiltration and transgression activities, according to an interior BSF communication.
The “use of reptiles is successful enactment with Home Minister Amit Shah’s directions”, the awesome dated March 26 sent from the BSF office to each tract units on the Bangladesh border, said. “The feasibility of deploying reptiles (such arsenic snakes oregon crocodiles) successful susceptible riverine gaps is to beryllium explored and examined from an operational perspective,” it said. The Hindu has seen a transcript of the communication.
There was nary effect from the BSF.
A BSF authoritative said, “Till present the directions connected reptiles person not been implemented. The directions person travel to research the anticipation of it. There are respective challenges... however does 1 procure the reptiles and what interaction it whitethorn person connected the section colonisation who unrecorded on the riverine stretches?”
The connection followed a February 9 gathering astatine the BSF office successful Delhi.
The BSF is the superior border-guarding unit on the Bangladesh and Pakistan borders. Large parts of the eastbound borderline with Bangladesh are prone to floods, and the topography makes it hard to erect carnal fences. Since these areas are densely populated, the “use of reptiles” whitethorn airs sizeable hazard to villagers connected either broadside of the border, particularly during floods.
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According to a March 17 study by the Parliamentary Standing Committee connected Home Affairs, of the full 4,096.7 km borderline with Bangladesh, the authorities had approved the fencing of 3,326.14 km. Of this distance, 2,954.56 km has been fenced truthful far. Around 371 km of the full sanctioned borderline magnitude is yet to beryllium fenced.
Tough terrain
According to the 2024-25 yearly study of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the India-Bangladesh borderline passes done hard terrain specified arsenic hills, rivers and valleys, yet the BSF has been diligently performing its work circular the timepiece to curb amerciable cross-border activities and amerciable migration from Bangladesh.
“In bid to forestall amerciable migration and amerciable activities, including anti-national activities from crossed the border, the Government of India has sanctioned phase-wise operation of borderline fencing illuminated by floodlights... The non-physical obstruction volition beryllium successful the signifier of technological solutions. Some occupation areas specified arsenic riverine/low-lying areas, habitations adjacent to the border, pending onshore acquisition cases and protests by the borderline population, person slowed down the installation of fencing successful definite stretches connected this border,” the study said.
The March 26 connection added that borderline outposts successful “dark/no-signal areas” should beryllium identified.
“The Eastern Command is to representation and place borderline outposts (BOPs) located successful acheronian zones lacking mobile web connectivity and furnish elaborate inputs for further action,” it said. It further sought a elaborate study regarding cases registered against villagers surviving successful borderline areas.
