‘Ops Alert’ exercise by BSF on Indo-Pak border in Gujarat
January 23, 2023
Kutch: The Border Security Force has started a week-long “Ops Alert” exercise to enhance security along the India-Pakistan border in Kutch district of Gujarat and Barmer in Rajasthan in view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations.
The exercise began on Saturday and is being carried out to “thwart any ill designs of anti-national elements” during the Republic Day celebrations, the BSF Gujarat Frontier said in a release.
The ‘Ops Alert’ exercise commenced on January 21 and will continue till January 28 “all along the Indo-Pak international border from Sir Creek (marshy area) to the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat and Barmer district of Rajasthan,” it said.
The BSF will carry out special operations in forward and depth areas as well as creeks and ‘Harami Nalla’ as part of the exercise. It has also planned public outreach programmes as part of the exercise, the release said.
The Indo-Pak border along Kutch in Gujarat is sensitive in view of a number of Pakistani nationals having been apprehended in the past after entering the Indian waters while moving on boats to catch fish. DeshGujarat
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