On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with Border Security Force (BSF), Army, Navy, and Air Force soldiers in Gujarat’s Kutch district, near the Indo-Pak border. PM Modi visited the disputed Sir Creek area and handed sweets to the jawans.
All about Sir Creek
Sir Creek is a 96-km-long tidal estuary between Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch and Pakistan. Named after a British representative, it extends into the Arabian Sea and roughly divides the Sindh province of Pakistan from the Kutch region of Gujarat.
According to the officials, the terrain is extremely challenging as summer days are extremely hot and winter nights are extremely cold.
PM Modi celebrated Diwali with #BSF, Army, Navy and Air Force personnel at Lakki Nala in Sir Creek area in Kutch, Gujarat.
— SansadTV (@sansad_tv) October 31, 2024
This is an extremely inhospitable place, due to the very hot days and very cold nights. The terrain is also challenging.@narendramodi @BSF_India #Diwali pic.twitter.com/Jth5GvAqt4
The area is disputed between India and Pakistan due to varying interpretations of maritime boundary lines. Sir Creek is considered one of the largest fishing grounds in the subcontinent and is believed to hold unexplored oil and gas resources.
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Source: HT
