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Border Security: The DCB Infrastructure
📅 Published 07 Apr 2026 · April
Border Security: The DCB Infrastructure
- Ditch Cum Bund (DCB): Project Chetak maintains over 214 km of DCB.
- The Concept: This is a specialized defensive structure consisting of a deep trench (ditch) paired with a high earthen wall (bund).
- Dual Purpose: It acts as a major obstacle against enemy tank movement and simultaneously serves as an effective flood control measure in the plains of Punjab.
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UPSC