BORDER SECURITY FORCE

BSF bid to woo villagers

113-Batallion of the BSF has organised a Civic Action Programme on 9 March at Madhya Balabhut border outpost in Tufanganj of Cooch Behar district. Commandant Ajit Sudevan inaugurated it. He distributed stationery and sports items among the needy students of the area. Deputy Commandants Mayank Upadhyay and Marcus Masih, assistant Commandant VP Durai, gram panchayat pradhan KK Barman, upa-pradhan Pradip Roy, Saukat Ali Bepari, headmaster of Madhya Balabhut Primary School Sushil Chandra Sarkar, teacher of Char Balabhut Primary School Nurul Islam, about 230 students and local people participated in the function.

Commandant of 113-Bn distributed stationery items to the poor and needy students of Madhya Balabhut, Char Balabhut and Jhaukuti villages. In addition, he distributed sports items like volleyballs, footballs and skipping ropes to encourage them.

In his address, Sudevan emphasised on better co-operation between BSF and civil populace of the bordering area. The motto of BSF is security of the border and to create sense of security among border populace.

Civic action programme organised by the BSF was highly appreciated by the locals. They requested the BSF authorities to organise such programmes in future too. Wives of Ajit Sudevan, Mayank Upadhyay and Marcus Masih also attended the function and interacted with local women and children.