Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inspected indigenous border security technologies at the Jhumagachh Border Outpost (BOP) in Siliguri, West Bengal. He is due to perform the Bhoomi Pujan of an Amul curd production plant in Kolkata on 19 July 2026. The plant is part of the Amul Bengal Dairy Project, with an investment of about ₹700 crore.
At Jhumagachh, Shah examined three systems. A radio-based fence breach detection system broadcasts a pre-recorded message to alert personnel whenever the border fence is tampered with. An infra-red alarm system, meant for difficult terrain such as areas with rivers and streams or gaps in the fencing, warns troops in advance whenever the infrared beams are interrupted. A gate management system is designed to make movement safe and smooth for civilians and farmers along the India-Bangladesh border.
He also visited a watchtower, took part in a tree plantation drive and interacted with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at the 'Prahari Sammelan'. In virtual mode, he laid the foundation of three BSF projects worth ₹47 crore, and of a 4-kilometre border fence costing ₹30 crore on land newly acquired for two border outposts in West Bengal. The Chief Minister of West Bengal, the Union Home Secretary, the Director of the Intelligence Bureau and the BSF Director General were present.
Shah said the government is committed to making the borders impregnable. It is establishing a Quadrangular security grid to fortify them, he said, and the grid will be implemented first at the grassroots level in West Bengal. He said the government is working towards completely secure borders and prevention of infiltration through the concept of 'Smart Borders'. The welfare of border-guarding personnel and their families is a top priority, he added, and pending national security infrastructure projects will be prioritised and completed expeditiously.
In Siliguri he held a meeting on border-related issues in the state. He also chaired a meeting on full implementation of the three new laws in West Bengal and on the state's birth and death registration system.
The Bhoomi Pujan will take place at the New Town Convention Centre, Kolkata. It is described as taking forward the Prime Minister's vision of 'Sahkar Se Samriddhi' and the objectives of White Revolution 2.0. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and representatives of the cooperative sector are to attend.
Amul is setting up the project at Howrah Food Park. On completion it will process around 30 lakh litres of milk a day and produce about 1,000 metric tonnes (10 lakh kg) of curd and other cultured dairy products daily. Proposed daily capacity also includes packaging of 10 lakh litres of milk, processing of two lakh litres of UHT milk, one lakh litres of ice cream, 20 metric tonnes of paneer, 10 metric tonnes of ghee and 10 metric tonnes of sweets, plus about 2.5 lakh packs of flavoured milk.
More than 1.25 lakh milk-producing farmers in West Bengal, including over 30,000 women, are associated with Amul's cooperative network, and about nine lakh litres of milk is procured daily. The project is meant to expand modern processing, value addition and marketing facilities, give farmers a better and sustainable market and help raise their incomes. The announcement describes it as a new chapter of the White Revolution in Bengal.
With reference to the border technologies inspected by the Union Home Minister at the Jhumagachh Border Outpost in Siliguri, consider the following statements:
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the Amul Bengal Dairy Project:
Statement-I: The Amul plant at Howrah Food Park is described as taking forward the objectives of White Revolution 2.0.
Statement-II: On completion, the project will process around 30 lakh litres of milk a day and produce about 1,000 metric tonnes of curd and other cultured dairy products daily.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following information:
| Item | Detail | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | e-RCS portal | Computerisation of the office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, West Bengal |
| 2. | Quadrangular security grid | To be implemented first at the grassroots level in West Bengal |
| 3. | Bharat Taxi MoU | Signed with the state's Department of Information Technology and Electronics for mobility services |
| 4. | Storage warehouses to be inaugurated | Two 100-metric-tonne warehouses in Howrah and Cooch Behar |
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
