Round-the-clock guard at borders: Soldiers to get a break due to technological developments: Rajnath
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said technological solutions in border security, which were being implemented by India, would eliminate the need for a soldier to stand guard round-the-clock to protect the borders.
He said a comprehensive integrated border management system was being implemented by the government to strengthen border security and a pilot project under the system was launched in Jammu.
“We want that such technological solutions be used where there is fencing because it gets damaged after some time. This will ensure a complete border security,” Singh said while addressing BSF men here.
“We are going to implement this too. All this will take time but our soldiers will not have the need to stand guard constantly round-the-clock on the border for protection,” he said.
Singh said there would be a command and control centre where the soldiers would monitor activities on the border.
“They will get to know if any intruder is entering into India and the nearest border outpost will be alerted by the command and control centre and security will be ensured,” he said.
Singh said the people of the nation had faith in the BSF personnel and it had increased rapidly recently. He also claimed the Pakistani rangers were jittery due to the BSF.
Referring to the regular firing from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir, Singh said Pakistan, despite being a neighbour, never exercised good neighbourly behaviour and instead sponsoring terrorism.
Singh said he had seen their hard work when they guarded borders and also in Naxal and violence-affected areas.
“You have a feeling of national respect which inspires you. It was the feeling which had inspired Chandra Shekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh and Khudiram Bose to fight for the freedom of the country,” he said.
During the two-day visit, the home minister interacted with the family members of the BSF personnel and attended a feast with the jawans, another official said.
Singh also visited the family of a BSF jawan, who is currently posted in Jammu and Kashmir, and enquired about their wellbeing.
Later, the home minister reviewed the situation on the border and assessed the progress in various infrastructure projects.
The 3,323-km-long Indo-Pak border is considered to be highly sensitive.
Even though the border in Rajasthan is peaceful, the border guarding forces of the two countries often engaged in massive firing in Jammu and Kashmir, leading to loss of human lives and properties.
Last year, the home minister had celebrated Dussehra at Joshimath in Uttarakhand along the Sino-Indian border..
Highlighting the significance of Dussehra, he said Rama was worshipped on the occasion instead of Ravana, who was rich, powerful, intelligent, because it was “character” which made a difference.
Senior BSF officers were also present on the occasion. The minister is also scheduled to visit the Indo-Pak border during his visit to the border district.
Rajasthan’s four districts of Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Sriganganagar and Barmer share over thousand km long border with Pakistan and are guarded by the BSF. (PTI)
Press Trust of India
