New Delhi, May 4 -- The Border Security Force is all set to get the government's final nod to raise 16 more battalions, comprising around 17,000 troopers, and set up two forward headquarters for its western and eastern commands guarding thePakistanandBangladeshfrontiers, respectively, official sources have said.
The plan has already received an in-principle approval.
Once sanctioned, it will be a shot in the arm for the force that has heightened vigil in the east following last year's fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh and in the wake of a renewed challenge on the Pakistan front after the April 22 Pahalgam massacre.
The BSF is soon expected to get the final sanction for raising 16 new battalions which will be raised over ...