(a) whether the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, guarding the 270 km long Indo-Pakistan border in western Rajasthan, are grappling with a drinking water crisis;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether drinking water is not supplied through pipelines to all the border outposts although the same was budgeted in 2014-15 under the Border Area Development programme;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the measures taken by the Government to resolve the said crisis at the border?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) to (e): BSF is manning 293 BOPs along lndo-Pakistan border in Rajasthan State, out of which water supply is available in 129 BOPs through pipelines, which includes 31 BOPs wherein works relating to drinking water supply were approved under Annual Action Plan of Border Area Development Programme (BADP) during the year 2014-2015. Sufficient water supply is being made available to the remaining BOPs through water tankers.
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