Construction of a barbed wire fence along the Bangladesh-India border has begun, according to the report. The work started from the Phansidewa area near Siliguri after the West Bengal state government formally handed over 27 kilometers of land to the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) for the project.

The decision to transfer land was made after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the West Bengal state assembly elections, under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. To strengthen border security, two types of land were provided: 32 acres of government-owned land across nine districts and 43 acres of privately purchased land from five districts. The entire cost of the land acquisition will be borne by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs.

The initiative aims to reinforce security along the international boundary between Bangladesh and India, with construction activities now underway in the designated areas.