Indian Government is deploying an electronic surveillance system and using other technological initiatives to safeguard the country’s borders, Union home minister Amit Shah said recently while addressing troops at a Border Security Force (BSF) outpost in Jammu’s Kathua district. Over 26 technological initiatives, including tunnel identification and anti-drone system, are currently being tested, he revealed, adding that two models of electronic surveillance systems have already been developed for deployment on the border. “After their installation across the entire border, soldiers will find it much easier to receive information and respond immediately to any actions by the enemy using technology.
Technology will also be used to identify and dismantle underground cross-border tunnels along the International Border, which terrorists are using to infiltrate into the Indian territory. In a few years, security forces deployed along the entire India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders will be fully equipped with technical assistance.
