West Bengal Government Allocates 142.79 Acres to BSF for Border Security

May 28, 2026

Kolkata, May 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Wednesday that a total of 142.79 acres of land has been allocated to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the establishment of border outposts and barbed wire fencing.

In a post on the social media platform X, the Chief Minister stated that the state government has taken special measures to expedite the construction of BSF outposts and barbed wire fencing to enhance border security. He noted that the total land transferred to the BSF now stands at 142.79 acres following the additional allocation.

The Chief Minister also shared district-wise details. According to him, the land allocated includes 22.95 acres in Cooch Behar, 35.165 acres in Jalpaiguri, 8.815 acres in Darjeeling, 2.84 acres in North Dinajpur, 20.1701 acres in South Dinajpur, 10.90 acres in Malda, 38.805 acres in Murshidabad, 0.55 acres in Nadia, and 2.6 acres in North 24 Parganas.

He emphasized that this is a significant step towards the goal of transferring 500 acres of land to the BSF within 45 days, as decided in the first cabinet meeting of the state government. Following the formation of the new government on May 11, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had announced that the state would provide land to the BSF for fencing along the Bangladesh border.

He accused the previous Trinamool Congress government of obstructing the land transfer process to promote illegal immigration.

Notably, in April, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, including Chief Justice Sujay Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, imposed a fine on the Joint Director of the state’s Land and Land Reforms Department. This order came during a hearing of a petition alleging that despite the central government’s provision of funds for land acquisition, the land for barbed wire fencing along the India-Bangladesh border had not been allocated.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the state government’s report, the High Court imposed a personal fine of ₹25,000 on the Joint Director of the Land and Land Reforms Department.