By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Militants in the State have now started using the ‘elephant corridor’ to cross the international border, making it difficult for the security forces to tackle them effectively, Sudesh Kumar, Inspector General, BSF, Meghalaya Frontier, said on Friday.
Terming this as a new trend detected by the BSF, he said that various militant organisations in the region are using the ‘elephant routes’ and seeking the guidance of local villagers to cross the international border.
Kumar said that these routes exist in the most difficult terrains along the 200 km stretch of unfenced Indo-Bangla border in Garo Hills region.
Admitting that such use of ‘elephant routes’ by the militants tests the efficiency of the BSF, he said that the security forces have to avoid the animals in order to ensure that there is no man-animal conflict in the region. He also mentioned that BSF personnel have been attacked in the past by animals.
He however asserted that the forces would come up with a mechanism that will not only ensure security along the frontiers but also avoid disturbing animal movement.