Operation ‘Sard Hawa’

India’s first line of defence ‘Border Security Force’ carried out its surveillance along the Pakistan border in Rajasthan under its “Operation Sard Hawa” ahead of Republic Day, 2023. Officers and jawans of all branches of BSF took part in this exercise, and additional personnel were also deployed in sensitive places.

• The objective of this was to control infiltration by increasing the surveillance in the Pakistan border.
• It is usually launched in the Rajasthan border, especially in the Jaisalmer region.
• It is a regular annual exercise conducted during winters because the thick fog which creates favorable conditions for cross-border infiltration.