More 6-7 years of Hi-Tech Border Surveillance

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE:     Ever since a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in the Pulwama district killing 44 CRPF jawans, the topic of security is buzzing.

A senior Border Security Force (BSF) official said, the work to set up hi-tech surveillance system along the 2000-km sensitive stretch on the international border with Pakistan and Bangladesh is likely to be completed in next six to seven years.

BSF’s Additional Director General AK Sharma said, “With the use of advanced technology, the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) will be able to spot intruders if they try to enter the Indian territory.”

CIBMS is an integration of a number of new gadgets and technologies to ensure electronic surveillance of borders. AK Sharma explained that under the CIBMS project, the work to install modern equipment in parts of India-Pakistan border in Jammu and some other areas has been completed, while it is in progress in the border areas adjoining Bangladesh.

“The work on CIBMS project is going on continuously. Under this, some of the world’s best technologies are being used to keep a watch on the country’s borders,” AK Sharma added.

The official said the project has been implemented on a priority basis in sensitive areas where conventional fences cannot be used in terrains like rivers, mountains and trenches.

“The CIBMS project can take six to seven years to complete. Under this project, a very strong technical mechanism is being put in place. This system will spot intruders if they try to enter our borders,” AK Sharma added.

Initially, the project is being implemented on 2,000 km-long sensitive stretch along the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh, AK Sharma concluded.