Uttarakhand will soon have a BSF (Border Security Force) battalion for
which the approval of Central Government has been given.
20 acres of land for the battalion has been allocated at Bullewala
village in Doiwala block .More land will be identified and formalities
completed soon .Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today held a meeting with BSF
officials at the Secretariat .He said Uttarakhand was located strategically as
it had international borders with China and Nepal. He said the BSF battalion
would strengthen security and boost development.
A request has been sent to the Home Ministry
for setting up a battalion in Kumaon division also. The CM said that if 15 acres of land was
made available near the land at Bullewala, a Kendriya Vidyalaya would also be
set up under the BSF.
Twenty five acres of land on Doodhli
Road has been earmarked for the training centre of the battalion .This is
forest land and a request has been sent to Ministry of Environment and Forests
for clearance.
BSF officials made a proposal that they
give training at the adventure sports academy at Tehri when it was set up.The
CM approved this proposal.
Present were BSF DG Subhash
joshi, IG Ashok Kumar,Principal secretary S.S.Sandhu and Secretary
Bhaskaranand.
