Shinde reviews coastal security in Sunderbans

Union home minister Sushil KumarShinde on Sunday reviewed the coastal security in the Sunderbans on the first day of his two-day visit to West Bengal, advising BSF officials to strengthen surveillance along the vulnerable riverineIndo-Bangla border.  Arriving here from Delhi by a BSF special flight, he flew by an IAF MI-17 helicopter to Sarberia in North 24-Parganas district and from there took a BSF boat to Dhamakhali.  The minister visited T-Junction floating BOP near the Sagar Island and creeks in the Sunderbans, BSF Joint Director General(East) BD Sharma said.  During his visit to the floating BOP Sagar, the Union minister met BSF officials and held a meeting with them.