Security forces caught 8 drones in Punjab in 2 days, Pakistan’s mafia tried to take advantage of the fog

Deteriorating Air Quality Index (AQI) levels and thick haze over most parts of North India have also affected the International Border (IB) in Punjab as there was a sudden increase in drone activity near the Pakistan border since Diwali. Is. The Border Security Force (BSF) has increased vigilance and round-the-clock patrolling. Eight drones have been shot down in the last two days. This includes three more Pakistani drones recovered from the border areas of Tarn Taran and Amritsar districts on Tuesday.

A DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone was recovered by a joint team of BSF and Punjab Police after a search operation at around 07:12 am on Tuesday from a field adjacent to Van village in Tarn Taran district.

BSF troops recovered a DJI Matrice 300 RTK in a broken condition from a field ahead of the border fence near Nowshera Dhala village in Tarn Taran district at around 08:30 am. BSF troops recovered another DJI Mavic Three Classic at around 10:42 am from a field ahead of the border fence near Rajatal village in Amritsar district. The drone was shot down due to timely activation of technical counter measures deployed on the border.

After the sighting of the drones, a senior officer posted at the international border said, “There has been a sudden increase in activity with the recovery of one to two drones. Since the haze started, we have been recovering four drones a day. On the international border The drones coincide with the paddy harvesting season. The machines make a loud noise which drowns out the noise of the drones.” So far in 2024, BSF Punjab has recovered illegal consignments of drugs and weapons. The officer said that so far the force has seized 245 kg heroin, 15 kg opium, 1 kg RDX (explosive), 34 weapons, 45 magazines and 405 units of ammunition from the UAV/drones.

The Border Security Force (BSF) guards 553 km of Punjab border.

Both India and Pakistan are facing their worst smog in recent years. Maryam Nawaz, Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, recently advocated “climate diplomacy” with India to address the smog issue. She even said that she was considering writing a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann about the smog, stressing the need for diplomatic efforts with India to address the issue of smog and its environmental impact. Has gone.

However, Mann said, “Delhi government also says the same about the fires in the fields of Punjab. It seems that our pollution is moving here and there in a circle. I will tell Maryam Nawaz, you can also write a letter Are.”

The Punjab Chief Minister also stressed that instead of indulging in allegations and counter-allegations, states should focus on cooperating to tackle the issue of air pollution.

Ravinder Khaiwal, professor of environmental health at PGI Chandigarh, said that pollution is increasing in Delhi due to the effect of wind. Pollution was already a problem, but the increase in stubble burning and farm fires is affecting AQI and visibility.

The wind coming from Pakistan is carrying the smoke from stubble burning across Punjab to Delhi and even reaching Agra and Kanpur, increasing pollution in these areas.

Punjab recorded 1,251 farm fires on Monday – the highest number of farm fires in a single day. 270 cases were recorded on Tuesday, but the total number of farm fires so far stands at 9,925. But officials say the trend of farm fires is likely to continue through the end of November.

There has been a 73% reduction in stubble burning as compared to last year, but currently stubble burning is being done in Malwa region of Punjab and Punjab of Pakistan. This has led to an increase in pollution levels in recent times. While most of the focus has been on the Delhi-NCR region, smog has also spread over the northern plains of Punjab and Haryana.