गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Armed police increasing BOPs Nepal Armed police increasing BOPs KathmanduPati September 06, 2020 file photo KATHMANDU: The armed police force has been increasing the number of border outposts as the infection of COVID-19 increases in State no. 2. The APF is working to increase the number of BOPs from 50 to 123, according to the chief of the APF battalion in Chinnamsta DIG, Krishnabhakta Brahmacharya. The BOPs are being increased in order to increase vigilance to check activities in the border area, as well as contain the spread of the coronavirus. State no. 2 shares 464 kilometers of border with India and 73 new BOPs are being added in three phases, said DIG Brahmacharya. The first phase will see 12 news posts to be followed by 24 and 37 in the second and third phases. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state, the APF has set up 59 forward operating bases (FOB) in various border transit points of the state. The FOB has been controlling the illegal entry of people into the country and sending people cleared for entry to the quarantine centres. The APF has been running 559 beds quarantine in 20 different locations of the state. It has also been coordinating with the border vigilance committee led by ward chairs of the 133 wards in the local levels of eight districts that are neighbouring with India. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal, Malaysia agree to act against syndicates affecting migrant workers Nepal, Bhutan discuss stronger climate cooperation in New York Finance Minister named acting PM as Shah heads to UNGA Japan pledges continued support to Nepal for flood recovery China extends aid for disaster-hit students in Nepal Nepali Congress urges PM Shah to sound alarm on climate… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Public Relations for a Soldier Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020
