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BSF points finger at Bangla
Date: December 1, 2005 •
Views: • There is/are 0 comment(s). Source / copyright: From Our Correspondent / The Telegraph Sections: Politics Agartala, Nov. 30: BSF inspector-general S.K. Dutta has said Bangladesh has become the hotbed of ISI and al Qaida activists. Addressing a news conference today on the eve of the BSF?s Raising Day, he said said his force was more concerned over the security of the border and transborder movement of militants to and from the neighbouring country. He said the BSF was discharging its duties ?with utmost sincerity? and no individual or group could pose a threat to the border. Dutta said the rapid progress in border fencing work would act as a major deterrent against infiltration and transborder movement of anti-Indian militants and Bangladeshi criminals. Speaking about the problems faced by the BSF in Tripura, he said as most of the BSF outposts are located in far flung areas, it is not possible to provide proper health service. As a result, health hazards pose more of a threat to the border force than insurgency. He said the force has lost as many as nine jawans to malaria but only four to militant attacks. ?We have as many as 21 posts along the border with the Chittagong Hill Tracts that have to be maintained and supplied by helicopter and extending proper health service, this is just not possible now,? Dutta said. He, however, added that he was trying to improve the internal health service of the force. ?We are also going for largescale computerisation and further improvement in our communication network,? Dutta said, adding that the training infrastructure for the jawans and officers was also being improved. ?We have also set up round-the-clock communication links with the state police for better co-ordination and in addition we are soon procuring one helicopter for full-time duty to cope with any emergency,? Dutta said. Regarding the strength of the BSF in Tripura, the IG said that at present 12 battalions are posted here and in addition three battalions will arrive to bolster the strength of deployment. ?One battalion will be kept in reserve for deployment,? Dutta said. He said the BSF was fully prepared to cope with challenges.  • Development funds for Assam (May 20, 2006): The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs 74.52 lakh to Assam under Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission for implementation of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities in four districts namely, Cachar, Hailakand ... More
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