The floods of Punjab and Jammu increased India’s tension, 110 km long fence on the Pak border and 90 BSF posts damage
More than 110 km of India-Pakistan international border has been damaged due to floods in the advance areas of Punjab and Jammu. Apart from this, about 90 posts of Border Security Force (BSF) have also been submerged.
Official sources shared this information on Thursday (September 4, 2025). The international border between India and Pakistan is 2,289 km long, which passes through the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in the western part of the country. At the same time, the Border Security Force (BSF) guards the border of about 192 km in Jammu and 553 km in Punjab.
80 km in Punjab and about 30 km long in Jammu damaged
In this regard, officials said that about 80 km long fence on the international border in Punjab and about 30 km long in Jammu have been damaged due to floods. The fence in these places is either submerged, has been uprooted either.
Monitoring posts located at the height of BSF also affected by floods
At the same time, due to torrential rains and sudden floods after cloudburst at many places, about 20 of Border Security Force (BSF) in Jammu and 65-67 posts in Punjab have been damaged or submerged. Several advance defense posts of BSF or monitoring posts located at height have also been affected.
Drone and large searchlight is keeping an eye on the border
An official told PTI-language that the BSF has now started a major campaign to restore fences and border posts in both these areas so that the soldiers can be deployed there again.
He said, ‘In these affected areas, the international border is being monitored with electronic surveillance with drones, large searchlight and patrolling with boats. However, water is decreasing in flood -affected areas and BSF personnel will soon be posted there.
The most severe floods in Punjab, the Tawi River of Jammu caused havoc due to the rise in Tawi river
A few days ago, a BSF jawan drowned in flood waters in Jammu. Punjab has been facing the most severe floods since 1988, while Jammu has received record breaking rains, where the Tawi river has submerged hundreds of houses and several hectares of agricultural land.
