Electronic Surveillance for India-Pakistan Border Announced
Why in the news
Amid infiltration worries, Home Minister Amit Shah visited the International Border at Hiranagar sector, Kathua district, J&K, to review security.
Key facts
- A dual-model electronic surveillance system will give real-time monitoring and help detect and destroy underground tunnels.
- Timeline: 3-4 years on the Pakistan border, then the India-Bangladesh border.
- 26 experimental projects are running on tunnel detection and security capability.
- Appointment letters went to families of 11 martyrs (10 police personnel, one engineer); Shah reaffirmed backing for the BSF.
Background
- Militant activity has risen along the Jammu border.
- On March 27, an encounter left 2 militants neutralised, 3 escaped, and 4 policemen dead in a hilltop ambush.
Exam angle
- Place: Hiranagar, Kathua; force: BSF.
- Rollout order: Pakistan border, then Bangladesh border.