Centre plans 24X7 virtual fence along Indo-Pak border

The government is planning to install a 24X7 seamless virtual fence with sensors along the India-Pakistan border to curb infiltration bid by the neighbouring nation.

New Delhi, Aug 8: The government is planning to install a 24X7 seamless virtual fence with sensors along the India-Pakistan border to curb infiltration bid by the neighbouring nation, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "A pilot project for deployment of Comprehensive Integrated Border Management Solution (CIBMS) which includes different types of sensors, radars, day and night vision cameras etc, has been taken up," Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju said.

The minister said the pilot project has been undertaken in two stretches of five to 6 kms each in Jammu sector, adding that if found successful, similar projects will be taken up in other states along the Indo-Pakistan border.

Immediate priority

Sealing the Indian border with Pakistan is an immediate "priority" and a smart technology- aided fence will be in place along the Jammu sector by March next year, the BSF chief had said on August 2, 2017.

Border Security Force DG K K Sharma, in the same breath, added that as the country's relations with its eastern neighbour Bangladesh are "very good" at present, a similar plan to make the Indo-Bangla border impregnable would be taken up once the "resources" are available.

"My priority is Pakistan, as anything happens here (along the Indo-Pak border), it has grave consequences. We are working to ensure complete sealing of this border and make it more fortified," the Director General said on sidelines of an event to announce the 'BSF half marathon for martyrs' to be held in October this year.

PTI