The Hindu·3 min read·medium
As BSF mulls 90-km Sundarbans fence, security clashes with ecology
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Divya Gandhi
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The Border Security Force (BSF) is considering installing a 90-km fence along the Sundarbans mangroves to deter illegal activities. Environmentalists and experts warn that the structure could severely disrupt the movement of endangered wildlife, including tigers, in the fragile ecosystem.
Just a few months after the Border Security Force (BSF) explored the curious prospect of releasing snakes and crocodiles into rivers at the Indo-Bangladesh border to deter “illegal activities,” the security force has now initiated another controversial feasibility study for a colossal project to safeguard the area.
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