Overview
- Indian border officials confirmed the idea is under review and said units were told to file a feasibility report for unguarded river sections.
- The plan focuses on tough terrain along a 4,000 km boundary that cuts through rivers, swamps, and mangroves where about 175 km cannot hold permanent barriers.
- A BSF deputy inspector general flagged open issues such as where to get the animals, how to control wild reptiles, and how to keep nearby villagers safe.
- Officials placed the study within a broader crackdown on illegal crossings from Bangladesh and a period of strained ties after political change in Dhaka, with recent high-level talks in New Delhi to ease tensions.
- Coverage differed, with one report calling the concept an “innovative idea” and comparing it to U.S. deterrent notions under President Trump, while an opinion piece criticized shifting responsibility onto nature.