Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the Pak-Bangladesh border situation with the top brass of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday and instructed them to monitor the sensitive areas to prevent any possible infiltration. He also directed the BSF to conduct awareness on Covid-19 pandemic to the people living in the border areas.
“Home Minister reviewed border guarding arrangements, at India - Pakistan and India - Bangladesh borders, with BSF Command and Sector Headquarters through video-conferencing yesterday. Shah directed that vigil on border may be intensified, especially along the unfenced area, to ensure that no cross border movement is allowed” said Home Ministry in statement.
The Home Minister further directed that farmers in the border areas must be educated about COVID-19 and the preventive measures to be taken to prevent its spread in these areas. Also, in coordination with District administration, BSF must ensure that the people do not venture across the border fence inadvertently,” said MHA.
Shah also directed the BSF top brass to engage in sanitation efforts, providing face masks, soaps, hand wash, apart from providing daily ration, portable water and medicine at the remote villages in the border areas. In the videoconference meeting with control room and command offices, MoS G. Kishan Reddy, Nityanad Rai, Home Secretary AK Bhalla, Secretary Border Management NN Sinha and BSF Chief SS Deswal were also present.