NEW DELHI: Floods have caused extensive damage along the India-Pakistan international border (IB), submerging over 110 km of the border fence and inundating nearly 90 Border Security Force (BSF) posts in Jammu and Punjab, officials said on Thursday.
Of the total 2,289 km IB along India’s western states—including Rajasthan and Gujarat—the BSF is responsible for approximately 192 km in Jammu and 553 km in Punjab.
Officials reported that around 80 km of the fence in Punjab and nearly 30 km in Jammu have been affected by floods, leaving sections submerged, uprooted, or tilted. The disaster has also impacted roughly 20 BSF posts in Jammu and 65–67 posts in Punjab. Several forward defence points (FDPs) and high-ground observation posts have been affected as well.
In response, the BSF has launched a “mega exercise” in the two regions to restore the fence and border outposts (BOPs), allowing troops to return to their positions. The force is currently securing the affected stretches using drone surveillance, large searchlights, boat patrols, and electronic monitoring. Officials said that as floodwaters recede, normal operations will resume shortly.
Tragically, a BSF jawan recently drowned in Jammu’s floodwaters.
Punjab is experiencing its worst flooding since 1988, while Jammu faces record-breaking rainfall. The Tawi River, locally called Surya Putri, has submerged hundreds of homes and flooded large areas of farmland.
