Border Security Force (Water Wing)
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Border Security Force (Water/Marine Wing) is one of the special units of Border Security Force of India.[1] It is responsible for patrolling riverine borders in North Bengal frontier, South Bengal frontier, Andaman Nicobar frontier, Tripura - Mizoram & Cachar (TMC) Frontier, Jammu frontier,[2] Punjab frontier and Gujarat frontier of the BSF.[3] The Water Wing guards around 1400 km of a riverine boundary of India. its members are filled either by deputation basis or from special batches of BSF personal trained from National Inland Navigating Institute, Patna.
List of watercraft in Border Security Force (Water Wing)
| Type of crafts | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Floating Border Out Posts (FBOPs) | 10 |
| Medium Crafts | 12 |
| Mechanised Boats | 25 |
| Speed Boats | 131 |
| Rigid Inflatable Boats | 43 |
| Naka Boats | 120 |
| Country Boats | 92 |
| Fast Patrol Boats | 22 |
| Swamp Boats | 1 |
| Total | 455 |
See also
References
- ↑ "BSF Recruitment 2024: Apply for 162 SI, Constable and other posts at rectt.bsf.gov.in". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ ANI (24 July 2025). "BSF Water Wing secures unfenced borders along swollen rivers in Jammu amid heavy rainfall". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Singh, Bikash (6 August 2024). "BSF deploys 11 battalions & 1 water wing on high alert along Indo-Bangladesh Border". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 March 2026.