West Bengal handed over 142.8 acres to BSF for fencing India-Bangladesh border: CM Suvendu
The handover is part of the decision taken by the BJP government in its first cabinet meeting on May 11 to hand over 600 acres of land for border fencing and related infrastructure projects within 45 days.
“The WB Government has initiated intensified measures to strengthen border security by facilitating construction of BSF outposts and barbed wire fences, further enhancing security in border areas. Now additional land has been handed over to BSF and the total number has reached 142.79 acres,” the CM said in a social media post late on Wednesday. he said.
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He also shared a district-wise table showing details of lands transferred to BSF in nine districts.
As per the chart, 22.92 acres of land have been transferred in Coochbehar, 35.16 acres in Jalpaiguri, 8.81 acres in Darjeeling, 2.84 acres in Uttar Dinajpur and 20.17 acres in Dakshin Dinajpur.
Additionally, 10.9 acres of land in Malda, 38.8 acres in Murshidabad, 0.55 acres in Nadia and 2.6 acres in North 24 Parganas were transferred. Under the first phase of the initiative, sanction orders for 43 acres of land and 31.9 acres of land acquired in five districts were handed over to BSF on May 20.
The initiative follows a major policy announcement last week in which Adhikari outlined a two-pronged strategy that includes accelerated fencing work and tougher administrative measures against illegal immigration.
West Bengal shares a 2,217 km border with Bangladesh, the longest among Indian states.
According to Adhikari, around 1,600 kilometers of the border in the state is currently fenced, while around 600 kilometers of the border has no fencing.
