CAPF created 'Beehive Model' to stop infiltration on the border, know how it works
Beehive Model on Border: A senior CAPF officer said that in the meeting, the model prepared and implemented by the 32nd battalion of BSF deployed on the India-Bangladesh International Border in Nadia district of Bengal was appreciated and all CAPFs were advised to adopt it in their area of responsibility. Instructions were given. The purpose of adopting this model of BSF is to generate employment in remote places.
The Union Home Ministry has directed all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to adopt the initiative of 'planting beehives on the border fence' launched by a unit of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Bengal.
The BSF unit has taken this initiative to increase employment opportunities for the local people and establish harmony with them to strengthen security. Government sources said that these instructions were given in the meeting held in April under the chairmanship of Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla in his office in North Block on 'Scientific Beekeeping and Honey Mission'.
A senior CAPF officer said that in the meeting, the model prepared and implemented by the 32nd battalion of BSF deployed on the India-Bangladesh International Border in Nadia district of Bengal was appreciated and all CAPFs were directed to adopt it in their area of responsibility.
He said that other forces guarding the border like Sashastra Seema Bal (Nepal and Bhutan border) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (Line of Actual Control with China); CAPFs like Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and other forces like Assam Rifles, National Security Guard and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) can use this model depending on the nature of their responsibilities. The purpose of adopting this model of BSF is to generate employment in remote places and to build friends and goodwill among the local people because these people work as 'eyes and ears' in these areas from a security point of view.
When the Nadia BSF unit started this project in November of last year, it has since put about 200 hives on the fence. Installing them is also meant to stop incidents of drug and animal smuggling, fence cutting, and gold and animal smuggling. The 'Beehives on the Fence' initiative aims to produce honey for locals to purchase, as well as plant flowers and fruit-bearing plants for bees and to store water. This was stated earlier by this battalion's commanding officer, Commandant Sujit Kumar. The construction of ditches in this area involves fish farming.
A CAPF officer said that since the launch of the said model, more than one lakh saplings have been planted in the border area of Nadia with the participation of BSF personnel, AYUSH Ministry, and hundreds of local people.
