Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to visit Tripura on June 5 to assess the security situation along India’s international border with Bangladesh as part of a broader review of border management and infrastructure across key regions of the country.
During his Tripura visit, Shah is expected to hold discussions with senior officials and security agencies regarding border surveillance, fencing work, and other security-related concerns. The northeastern state shares an 856-kilometre-long international boundary with Bangladesh, making border management a critical issue for the region.
Following his Tripura visit, the Home Minister will travel to West Bengal later in June for a detailed review of security arrangements in the eastern border areas. He will interact with local administrative officials and senior officers of the Border Security Force (BSF) to assess preparedness and strengthen coordination mechanisms.
West Bengal shares the longest international border with Bangladesh among Indian states, extending over 2,217 kilometres. The border landscape in both West Bengal and Tripura includes fully fenced areas, stretches where fencing is not feasible due to geographical challenges, and locations where infrastructure work remains underway.
The Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the management of these international borders and continues efforts to strengthen security infrastructure through fencing projects, surveillance systems, and border outpost development.
Shah’s upcoming visits to Tripura and West Bengal are part of a wider nationwide border security assessment exercise. He began this initiative from Bikaner in Rajasthan, where he visited the BSF border outpost at Sanchu on Tuesday. During the visit, he attended the “Prahari Sammelan” and virtually inaugurated barracks for women personnel deployed in border areas.
He also reviewed security arrangements with senior BSF officers and held discussions involving representatives from the Union Home Ministry and officials from five districts bordering Pakistan.
Continuing the inspection programme, the Home Minister is scheduled to visit Bhuj in Gujarat on May 29, where he will inspect another BSF border outpost and review security measures along India’s western frontier.
