Rajnath leaves for J&K to inaugurate ‘smart’ border fence
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday left for Jammu and Kashmir to inaugurate two pilot projects of “smart” border fencing built under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) programme.
During his one-day visit to the state, the Union Home Minister will reach Border Security Force (BSF) Headquarters at Ploura today morning and formally launch the initiative taken by the force as a part of the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System there.
Thereafter, he will also hold a review of the situation prevailing along the International Border (IB) in Jammu region with the top brass of the BSF.
The technology is being implemented by the Border Security Force and senior officials of the paramilitary will present a demonstration of the activation and response mechanism of the ‘smart fence’ before the home minister, he said.
“Smart fencing uses a number of devices for surveillance, communication and data storage. Sensors like thermal imager, underground sensors, fiber optical sensors, radar and sonar will be mounted on different platforms like aerostat, tower and poles as part of the smart fence,” he added.
The new system provides for round-the-clock surveillance on the border and in different weather conditions be it dust storm, fog or rain, the official said.
The ‘laser fence’ and other gadgets have been integrated and a CCTV-like feed will be given to a BSF post so that immediate action can be taken against any intrusion or infiltration attempt, the official said.
While one of the smart fence has been developed by a Slovenian firm, the second has been developed and deployed by an Indian company, he said.
-PTC News
