Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi inspected the Indo-Bangla border in Dhubri sector and took stock of the border related issues on Wednesday.
At a high level meeting with officials of 71 BN BSF, Dhubri sector and district administration at Sonahat Border Outpost, Gogoi took stock of the slew of measures initiated to strengthen the Indo-Bangla border with double-barbed wire fencing, construction of border roads and erection of 793 flood lights with installation of 28 generator sets.
DIG, BSF, Dhubri sector, Ajai Singh apprised the Chief Minister that of the total 134 km of Indo-Bangla border in the Dhubri sector, 73.868 km of border roads and 78.977 km border fencing have been completed.
There are 24 land BoPs and 21 riverine BoPs, one check post and one administrative base. He said three BoPs at Masalbari, Maha Mayachar and Chowkichar under 17 BN BSF had to be shifted to safer locations because of severe erosion.
He pointed out that two battalions of BSF have been deployed in Dhubri sector viz., Panbari and Alamganj and one at Praharinagar in Tura, Meghalaya. (UNI)