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BSF guards nearly 300 kilometres riverine border with Bangladesh in Sunderbans. It patrols amid the dense mangrove forests or where the rivers meet the Bay of Bengal.
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BSF in Sundarbans, West Bengal
Border guards on a fast patrol boat in the estuarine areas of the Sunderbans in West Bengal.
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BSF in Sundarbans, West Bengal
A floating BOP (Border Outpost)- stands guard past the last land BOP in Shamshernagar, North 24 Parganas.
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BSF in Sundarbans, West Bengal
BSF has three floating BOPs deployed along the border with Bangladesh in the Sunderbans.
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BSF in Sundarbans, West Bengal
30-40 people are deployed on these floating BOPs that move at a speed of around 8 knots.
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BSF in Sundarbans, West Bengal
For the Border Security Force, reaching out to the people living on these border areas and providing them with relief, especially in times of natural disasters, is second nature.
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BSF in Sundarbans, West Bengal
The BSF regularly organises medical camps and has its own doctors treat villagers in these remote locations, where medical facilities are otherwise scarce and often unaffordable for the local population.
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