BSF is studying a 90-km stretch in the Sundarbans mangrove forests along the Indo-Bangladesh border for fencing to prevent infiltration
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As BSF mulls 90-km Sundarbans fence, security clashes with ecology
The Border Security Force (BSF) is evaluating a 90-km stretch of the Sundarbans mangrove forests along the Indo-Bangladesh border for potential fencing to curb infiltration. This move highlights the tension between national security imperatives and ecological preservation in a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Ramsar wetland. The Sundarbans, spanning India and Bangladesh, is a critical tiger habitat and cyclone buffer. Any fencing could disrupt wildlife corridors and mangrove hydrology, raising environmental concerns. For exams, this illustrates border management challenges, India-Bangladesh relations, and environment-security trade-offs.
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The Sundarbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Ramsar Wetland, spanning India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh
It hosts the Royal Bengal Tiger and acts as a natural cyclone shield for Kolkata and coastal regions
Fencing in mangrove terrain poses engineering challenges and risks disrupting wildlife corridors and tidal hydrology
India shares a 4,096-km border with Bangladesh — the longest international border for India — with riverine and forested stretches posing surveillance difficulties
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