Border Security Force (Water Wing)
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Special units of Border Security Force of India
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Border Security Force (Water/Marine Wing) is one of the special units of Border Security Force of India.[1] It is responsible for patrolling riverine borders in North Bengal frontier, South Bengal frontier, Andaman Nicobar frontier, Tripura - Mizoram & Cachar (TMC) Frontier, Jammu frontier,[2] Punjab frontier and Gujarat frontier of the BSF.[3] The Water Wing guards around 1400 km of a riverine boundary of India. its members are filled either by deputation basis or from special batches of BSF personal trained from National Inland Navigating Institute, Patna.
| Type of crafts | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Floating Border Out Posts (BOP) | 10 |
| Medium Crafts | 12 |
| Mechanised Boats | 25 |
| Speed Boats | 131 |
| Rigid Inflatable Boats | 43 |
| Naka Boats | 120 |
| Country Boats | 92 |
| Fast Patrol Boats | 22 |
| Swamp Boats | 1 |
| Total | 455 |
See also
References
- ↑ "BSF Recruitment 2024: Apply for 162 SI, Constable and other posts at rectt.bsf.gov.in". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ ANI (24 July 2025). "BSF Water Wing secures unfenced borders along swollen rivers in Jammu amid heavy rainfall". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Singh, Bikash (6 August 2024). "BSF deploys 11 battalions & 1 water wing on high alert along Indo-Bangladesh Border". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
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