In the backdrop of heightened tension in Nepal, the Union Home Ministry has directed border guarding force SSB to send daily reports on the situation along the international boundary. Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta has asked Sashastra Seema Bal chief MV Krishna Rao to report to him every day on the law and order position along the highly porous 1,751- km border, a senior official said. A senior SSB official said patrolling has been intensified along the border which, he said, remained peaceful.
The SSB has been sensitised to keep extra vigil to prevent movement of unwanted elements along the border by taking advantage of the fluid political situation in the Himalayan nation. Gupta is personally monitoring the situation closely and reviewing it with senior Home Ministry officials, particularly those incharge of border management, besides intelligence officials.
The SSB is posted along the international boundary with Nepal passing through the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim to check any attempts at infiltration into the Indian territory.