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  • 20 January, 2023

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Operation Alert Exercise

Operation Alert Exercise

The Border Security Force (BSF) recently began a seven-day drill called "Ops Alert."

Major takeaways:

  • Beginning on January 21 and running through January 28, approximately.
  • From Sir Creek (a marshy area) to the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat and the Barmer district of Rajasthan, which is on the international border between India and Pakistan.
  • As part of the drill, the BSF will conduct special operations in the "Harami Nalla," creeks, and forward and depth regions.
  • As part of the exercise, it has also scheduled public engagement programmes.

Objectives:

  • To increase security along the border between India and Pakistan in the Barmer and Kutch districts of Gujarat.
  • During the Republic Day celebrations, these actions are being taken to "thwart any malign intents of anti-national elements."

Government Efforts:

  • For the first time, concrete "permanent vertical bunkers" are being built to house BSF troops directly at the strategically important Sir Creek and Harami Nalla marshland area in order to increase security.
  • In light of the ongoing influx of Pakistani fishermen and fishing boats into the area, the Union Home Ministry has approved a Rs 50 crore fund for the construction of eight multi-story bunkers and observation stations along the Bhuj sector.

About Sir Creek:

  • Sir Creek was formerly known as Ban Ganga, and it bears the name of a British representative.
  • It is a 96 km long stretch of water in the Rann of Kutch marshes that is under dispute between India and Pakistan.
  • It connects to the Arabian Sea and generally separates Pakistan's Sindh Province from Gujarat's Kutch area.
  • India contends that the line of demarcation should be in the middle, whereas Pakistan claims the entire width of the estuary.

The Harami Nalla:

  • It’s the other name for the Sir Creek area.
  • The region, a 22-kilometre long and around 8 km wide marshy tract, is usually passable.

Source: Times Of India


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