SHILLONG, June 7 – The world’s largest border guarding force, the Border Security Force (BSF), is getting larger with the Union Home Ministry sanctioning a whopping Rs 8,000 crore to raise additional battalions, headquarters and other assets, most to be located in the North East.
BSF Director General ML Kumawat said, the Home Ministry wants the BSF to upgrade its border management and therefore the necessary allocation to increase its assets and headquarters were made.
Altogether, 509 new Border Out Posts (BOPs) would be raised, of which 383 would be in the North East. Assam sector would have six new BOPs and Meghalaya 17. Another new 29 battalions, nine DIG offices and three new frontier headquarters would be raised within the next four years, the DG informed. This upgrade is an all time high for the BSF, Kumawat said during his visit to the (Assam-Meghalaya) Frontier headquarters here.
The Western sector now is relatively well-fenced so most of the new BOPs and offices would be in the North East, the DG said.
Kumawat said the Union Home Ministry wants to decrease the distance between two BOPs ideally up to 3.5 kms and so the new BOPs were being raised.
The fencing work between Indo-Bangla border would also be expedited and should be completed within the next four years. There are some problematic areas when it comes to fencing in the North East and that is being sorted out by the Centre with the help of State Governments, Kumawat added.
When asked what lessons were learnt from BDRs mutiny, the DG said BSF was trying to improve not just quantatively but also qualitatively.
About 400 BOPs in the country has now been provided with electricity also emphasis is being made to provide safe and clean drinking water to the men on the borders in the aftermath of BDR’s mutiny, Kumawat informed.
Moreover, the BSF has revived the pension scheme to its jawans. There has been hike in pay and allowances, housing and now there are more chances of promotions for the jawans, Kumawat stated.
Meanwhile, the BSF DG who would be visiting Dhaka next month said, the Bangladesh Government was taking action against NE militants sheltering in that country. He added perhaps ULFA chief Paresh Barua was on the run following the crackdown.
The DG also said he had no knowledge if the missing BDR men were providing training to NE insurgents in that country. Some (BDR mutineers) are still missing that’s all we know, he said.
On Pakistan, Kumawat said it was laudable that the neighbour was taking action against terrorists. A democratic and stable Pakistan is far easier to deal than hostile fragmented Pakistan, the DG observed.
BSF Director General ML Kumawat said, the Home Ministry wants the BSF to upgrade its border management and therefore the necessary allocation to increase its assets and headquarters were made.
Altogether, 509 new Border Out Posts (BOPs) would be raised, of which 383 would be in the North East. Assam sector would have six new BOPs and Meghalaya 17. Another new 29 battalions, nine DIG offices and three new frontier headquarters would be raised within the next four years, the DG informed. This upgrade is an all time high for the BSF, Kumawat said during his visit to the (Assam-Meghalaya) Frontier headquarters here.
The Western sector now is relatively well-fenced so most of the new BOPs and offices would be in the North East, the DG said.
Kumawat said the Union Home Ministry wants to decrease the distance between two BOPs ideally up to 3.5 kms and so the new BOPs were being raised.
The fencing work between Indo-Bangla border would also be expedited and should be completed within the next four years. There are some problematic areas when it comes to fencing in the North East and that is being sorted out by the Centre with the help of State Governments, Kumawat added.
When asked what lessons were learnt from BDRs mutiny, the DG said BSF was trying to improve not just quantatively but also qualitatively.
About 400 BOPs in the country has now been provided with electricity also emphasis is being made to provide safe and clean drinking water to the men on the borders in the aftermath of BDR’s mutiny, Kumawat informed.
Moreover, the BSF has revived the pension scheme to its jawans. There has been hike in pay and allowances, housing and now there are more chances of promotions for the jawans, Kumawat stated.
Meanwhile, the BSF DG who would be visiting Dhaka next month said, the Bangladesh Government was taking action against NE militants sheltering in that country. He added perhaps ULFA chief Paresh Barua was on the run following the crackdown.
The DG also said he had no knowledge if the missing BDR men were providing training to NE insurgents in that country. Some (BDR mutineers) are still missing that’s all we know, he said.
On Pakistan, Kumawat said it was laudable that the neighbour was taking action against terrorists. A democratic and stable Pakistan is far easier to deal than hostile fragmented Pakistan, the DG observed.
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