BSF installs thermal imagers along Indo-Bangla border

Shillong, Jan 14 (UNI) In a bid to detect movement of people along the border, the Border Security Force has installed a high-tech thermal imager, along the Indo-Bangla border, in the eastern frontier to curb infiltration.

Apart from the high-tech thermal imager, the personnel guarding the eastern frontier would soon be equipped with the Battle Field Surveillance Radar(BFSR).

''We have already placed 40 of these human sensing sensors at vulnerable areas to help our jawans in detecting movement of people near the border,''Inspector General of BSF in-charge Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland Frontier Jyoti Prakash Sinha told UNI here today.

He informed that 100 more of thermal imagers would be installed along the Indo-Bangla border in North East.

Mr Sinha said the imager could sense infiltration or other activities on the other side of border from a distance of over 400 metres.

''The apparatus works on the principle of heat, as humans and animals generate heat and the scanner fitted with the equipment starts providing images,'' he said.

''This device has helped our jawans, guarding the Indo-Pak border, detecting movement of human and animals,'' the former member of National Security Council said.

''The installations of these thermal imagers have boosted the morale of our jawans to tackle infiltration and at the same time reduce work related stress,'' Mr Sinha said.

''There has been reduction of militants sneaking in and out from the border after these devices were installed,'' the IG BSF stated.

At least, there are 172 camps in Bangladesh run by North East -based insurgents in Bangladesh. Apart, from insurgents criss-crossing the porous border, smuggling of cattle narcotics, counterfeit currency and infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals was another key issue that forces in the Eastern frontiers have to tackle.

India's North Eastern states--Meghalaya, Asom, Mizoram and Tripura --shares 1,700 km with Bangladesh.

UNI