BSF relies on tech in unfenced areas near Bangladesh: Daljit Singh Chawdhary, DG

Border Security Force director general Daljit Singh Chawdhary on Tuesday said that BSF is using technology solutions, apart from patrolling, CCTVs and floodlights, in unfenced areas close to the border with Bangladesh.

West Bengal shares an extensive international border with Bangladesh, he said. When asked about the unfenced border, Chawdhary said: "These zones are unfenced because of huge riverine areas. Wherever there are gaps, we are using technological solutions to bridge them. We have used obstacles and flood lights. There is continuous patrolling in such areas. Our aim is to thwart infiltration through unfenced areas."

Asked about the infiltration problem, Chawdhary said, "We are trying to build fences in unfenced areas and it will be done soon. But that does not mean that infiltration is happening through unfenced areas. We have enhanced patrolling in these areas. CCTVs have been installed and flood lights are being used."


"Our borders are protected by BSF while the Bangladesh side is guarded by Border Guard Bangladesh and both the forces work in close coordination. We always take initiative that no infiltration or exfiltration takes place," he noted.

The DG was visiting Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas to meet 20 female BSF personnel who completed the 53-day Ganga River Rafting Expedition, covering 2,500 km from Gangotri to Gangasagar - where the river meets the Bay of Bengal.