BSF installs thermal imagers in Indo-Bangla border

Shillong, Jan 14: In a bid to detect movement of people along theborder, the Border Security Force has installed a high-tech thermalimager, along the Indo-Bangla border, in the eastern frontier to curbinfiltration.

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

''We have already placed 40 of these human sensing sensors atvulnerable areas to help our jawans in detecting movement of peoplenear 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 otheractivities on the other side of border from a distance of over 400metres.

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

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

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

''There has been reduction of militants sneaking in and out fromthe 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-crossingthe porous border, smuggling of cattle narcotics, counterfeit currencyand infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals was another key issue thatforces in the Eastern frontiers have to tackle.

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

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