The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) are “actively considering” a proposal to shift the security fence closer to the International Border (IB) with Pakistan in Punjab and parts of Jammu region.
Special Director General, Western Command, BSF, Y B Khurania confirmed that proposals regarding moving the fence towards the IB in Punjab and Jammu have been submitted to the government. “This involves issues like acquisition of land and compensation. The BSF is also in favour of moving the fence ahead wherever it can be done,” he said at an annual press conference held recently.
A BSF officer told The Indian Express that the move will help farmers in six Punjab districts access their fields in the restricted area (between the security fence and the IB) more easily and also keep them safe from wild boars that destroy crops and attack them.
