BSF Eastern Command reviews operational preparedness through technology modernisation
The Border Security Force (BSF) Eastern Command has reviewed its operational preparedness, focusing on illegal migration, trans-border crimes, and border management challenges, with emphasis on technological modernisation and cooperation with state police and Border Guard Bangladesh.
A Field Commanders' Conference was held at the Headquarters of SPL DG (Eastern Command), BSF Kolkata on Friday (July 4, 2025) to discuss border preparedness and cooperation between stakeholders. The high-level meeting was chaired by Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, Additional Director General (EC), in which all the Inspector Generals of six Frontiers and two training institutions, and other top officials were present.
'The ADG directed the field formations to be prepared for all the contingencies in terms of Operations and Logistics. He tasked the commanders to focus on pending land acquisition cases and to complete the same with a mission mode, so that fencing be erected at unfenced areas. He stressed upon effective border management at Sunderbans,' an official statement from the BSF Eastern Command Headquarters said after the conference.
The ADG asked commanders to 'leave no stone unturned' in upholding border integrity and encouraged the adoption of new-age technology to help with better and effective border security management.
The officials also discussed on the increased importance of joint operations with State Police, intelligence agencies, and central security forces, while also encouraging commanders to strengthen grassroots relationships with border communities, calling them 'the invisible sentinels who amplify the force's vigilance.'
A detailed analysis of crime data and emerging trans-border trends, offering valuable insights into changing patterns of illegal migration, narcotics trafficking, and cattle smuggling was also conducted during the meeting. This comes as multiple reports of smuggling and illegal border crossing has come to fore in the last few months in the Eastern States of India where the country shares thousands of kilometres of border with Bangladesh.
Major emphasis was put on analysing existing data and patterns to predict future threats and mitigating them beforehand to enhance border security.
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