Jalandhar: The Border Security Force will soon deploy all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to patrol marshy terrain along the porous Punjab border.
Such ATVs are already in use in Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
BSF Inspector General, Punjab Frontier, Ajay Kumar Tomar said, BSF has already conducted field trials in three patches of low-lying areas close to the 553-km border with Pakistan where the movement of troops becomes difficult during rains and floods.
These areas are Basti Ram Lal Tapu, DT Mal and New Gazniwala, all in Ferozepur district.
“We are in dire need of the ATVs for tackling drug trafficking and other border crimes. So far, their performance is satisfactory. A detailed report has been sent to HQ and we expect the delivery of vehicles soon", said Tomar.
