Kamal Kumar Biswas.TOD.Balurghat
In a step aimed at improving living conditions for border security personnel and residents of remote frontier villages, authorities in South Dinajpur district have installed drinking water purification machines at a Border Security Force (BSF) camp and 11 Border Outposts (BOPs) along the Hili section of the India–Bangladesh border.
The initiative comes after repeated requests from the BSF to the district administration and the Zila Parishad, which had been highlighting the persistent shortage of safe drinking water in several outposts for years. Responding to those appeals, the district administration and the South Dinajpur Zilla Parishad arranged for the installation of purification systems across the affected posts.
The program was attended by district officials and BSF representatives, including the Sabhadhipati of the South Dinajpur Zilla Parishad, Chintamani Biha, Public Health and Environment Karmadhyaksha, Kaushik Mahato, and Gurinder Singh, CEO of the BSF’s 123 Battalion, among other officials.
According to local authorities, several outposts along the international border — including the Sidai Mathurapur sector — had long struggled with access to safe drinking water. The newly installed purification units are expected to ease those difficulties significantly.Officials said the machines will benefit not only BSF personnel stationed at the border but also residents of nearby villages who often rely on the same limited water sources.
Kaushik Mahato noted that the administration intends to continue such efforts in the future to support both the local population and the security forces guarding the border. BSF personnel and officials have welcomed the initiative, calling it a practical improvement to daily life in one of the district’s most remote areas.
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