Tripura officials review security ahead of NEC Plenary Session, focus on border management

Two days ahead of the 72nd Plenary Session North Eastern Council (NEC) Tripura Director General of Police, Chief Secretary, Additional Director General of BSF Eastern Command visited the bordering areas of Tripura to review the prevailing security scenario and operational preparedness.   

A BSF senior official said that ahead of NEC 72 Plenary Session, today J K Sinha, Chief Secretary, Tripura, Amitabh Ranjan, DGP, Tripura, Ravi Gandhi, ADG, BSF Eastern Command, Kolkata, accompanied by Ashwani Kumar Sharma, IG Tripura Frontier BSF visited BSF Ambassa under Dhalai district and adjoining area and further to Border Out Post N C Nagar in Sepahijala District and reviewed the prevailing security scenario and operational preparedness.

“During the visit various issues pertaining to effective border management that is day and night intense domination of border by BSF, Joint operation with Police & other Int agencies to prevent trans-border crime, action against touts facilitating illegal migration,  destruction drive of cannabis, Security of border population residing ahead of fence and plan for relocation of villages ahead of Border Fence, road connectivity and supply of electricity to BOPs, land acquisition cases etc were discussed in depth”, said the BSF official.

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During visit to BOP N C Nagar, DIG BSF Gokulnagar also briefed the visiting dignitaries about the current security scenario and extra steps taken to further strengthen border security. 

“Chief secretary and DGP Tripura lauded the tireless and persistent efforts of BSF troops deployed on border in difficult terrain. The visit underscored the commitment of BSF in conjunction with State authorities to bolster border security, of the international border with Bangladesh border”, said the BSF official.

The 72nd Planer Session North Eastern Council (NEC) is scheduled to be held from December 20 to 21st  at Agartala where Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, all the Chief Ministers, Chief Secretaries and Governors of the Northeast states would be arriving.