NEW DELHI, April 11: New Delhi okayed a five-layer elaborate plan to completely seal the 2,900-km western border with Pakistan, Indian media quoting officials reported on Monday.
Reports said that this system entails round-the-clock surveillance through sophisticated technology which in effect will totally “lock” India’s western border.
CCTV cameras, thermal image and night-vision devices, battlefield surveillance radar, underground monitoring sensors and laser barriers will be placed along the border to track all movement on the border. The integrated set-up will ensure that if one device doesn’t work, another will alert the control room in case of a transgression, Indian officials said.
Laser barriers will cover 130 unfenced sections including riverine and mountain terrain from Jammu & Kashmir to Gujarat.
Indian government has given its nod to the ‘Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System’ (CIBMS) for 24x7x365 surveillance of the border through technology.
India’s CIBMS, officials said, is the only solution to avoid alleged infiltration and smuggling of any material. Even though it will cost a bomb, Indian government has approved it.
Interestingly, it is also the first time since Independence that India will completely lock its western border.-Online
- Latest
- Trending
