The Border Security Force (BSF) will begin a pilot project to handle the shifting sand dunes on the international border (IB) adjoining Jaisalmer.
Under this pilot project, local saplings and stubble grass will be grown in one square kilometer area. As per BSF, due to the strong dust storms and winds coming from across the border, the large gorges of sand keep changing their places. Strong winds also destroy the border fencing, creating a threat of infiltration along the borders.
Pankaj Gumar, Inspector General, BSF Frontier Headquarters, Rajasthan had informed that given the threat of cross-border infiltration and smuggling of drugs, a special technique for preventing sand dunes has been developed as a pilot project by the Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI).
CAZRI has designed the technique of planting other shrubs including Murath grass. Their roots are very deep and sustain less water. Their height is about 2 to 3 feet so that smugglers and infiltrators won’t be able to enter.
