West Bengal hands over 142.79 acres land to BSF:Suvendu Adhikari

The West Bengal government has handed over 142.79 acre of land to the BSF for setting up outposts and barbed-wire fencing infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday."Govt of WB has initiated intensified measures to strengthen border security by facilitating construction of BSF outposts and barbed-wire fencing, further enhancing security in the border areas. Additional land has now been handed over to BSF, taking the total tally to 142.79 acres," the chief minister said in a social media post.

Govt of WB has initiated intensified measures to strengthen Border Security by facilitating construction of BSF Outposts & Barbed-Wire Fencing, further enhancing security in the Border areas.
Additional land has now been handed over to BSF, taking the total tally to 142.79 acres. pic.twitter.com/VutOsdOunH

— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) May 27, 2026

The handover is part of the BJP government's decision, taken at its first cabinet meeting on May 11, to transfer 600 acre of land within 45 days for border fencing and related infrastructure projects.It may be recalled that a division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, in April imposed a fine on the Joint Director of the state Land and Land Reforms Department.
The order came while hearing a plea alleging that although the Central government had paid the land acquisition amount, the land had not been handed over for the construction of barbed-wire fencing along the India-Bangladesh border. The High Court expressed dissatisfaction over the state government’s report and imposed a personal fine of Rs 25,000 on the Joint Director of the Land and Land Reforms Department.