APF preparing to form Border Interaction Team
Summary
Inspector General Narayan Dutta Poudyal of the Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal details efforts to strengthen border security, disaster management, revenue leakage control, and the upcoming pilot project for a Border Interaction Team.
Key Points
- The Armed Police Force (APF), Nepal is actively working on border security, disaster management, and controlling revenue leakage.
- Preparations and response plans for weather-related disasters have been coordinated with concerned agencies.
- A Border Interaction Team (BIT) mechanism is planned to be established at main border checkpoints to improve coordination and manage border security.
- APF has adopted a zero-tolerance policy for financial transparency complaints and formed a policy, research, and planning directorate for better organized operations.