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BSF posts to get concrete shield
Updated: July 22, 2015 02:20 IST | Vijaita Singh
The Centre has cleared a Rs. 400-crore proposal to fortify at least 3,000 BSF observation posts made of mud and thatched roof along the border with Pakistan in the Jammu region.
The observation posts and morchas located at zero point of the 197-km International Border will be concreted to save BSF personnel from sniper attacks and heavy mortar firing.
A high-level committee headed by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has cleared the proposal to strengthen India’s first line of defence.
“At present, we have camouflaged structures made of mud at the zero point from where a watch is kept on any activity on the border. We plan to strengthen them and turn them into concrete structures. It will not only save our jawans but also help us secure the border better,” said a senior Home Ministry official.
The decision assumes significance in the wake of an increasing number of ceasefire violations along the International Border, which has a large civilian population.
“There is an attempt to always keep the border on the boil. There have been several instances when militant outfits also join the Pakistan Rangers to target the Indian posts and the villages located along the border. It is imperative to keep a watch on any slight movement there,” said the official.
After the Ufa meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif, both the International Border and the Line of Control have seen many ceasefire violations.
While 148 ceasefire violations were reported in 2013, from 2014-15, 410 such violations have taken place. “While we have put up high-resolution cameras along the border, there are continued infiltration attempts. If we don’t strengthen the first line of defence, the security at other layers is also affected. We are simply giving our jawans better infrastructure as they are an integral part of national security,” said the official.
Updated: July 22, 2015 02:20 IST | Vijaita Singh
The Centre has cleared a Rs. 400-crore proposal to fortify at least 3,000 BSF observation posts made of mud and thatched roof along the border with Pakistan in the Jammu region.
The observation posts and morchas located at zero point of the 197-km International Border will be concreted to save BSF personnel from sniper attacks and heavy mortar firing.
A high-level committee headed by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has cleared the proposal to strengthen India’s first line of defence.
“At present, we have camouflaged structures made of mud at the zero point from where a watch is kept on any activity on the border. We plan to strengthen them and turn them into concrete structures. It will not only save our jawans but also help us secure the border better,” said a senior Home Ministry official.
The decision assumes significance in the wake of an increasing number of ceasefire violations along the International Border, which has a large civilian population.
“There is an attempt to always keep the border on the boil. There have been several instances when militant outfits also join the Pakistan Rangers to target the Indian posts and the villages located along the border. It is imperative to keep a watch on any slight movement there,” said the official.
After the Ufa meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif, both the International Border and the Line of Control have seen many ceasefire violations.
While 148 ceasefire violations were reported in 2013, from 2014-15, 410 such violations have taken place. “While we have put up high-resolution cameras along the border, there are continued infiltration attempts. If we don’t strengthen the first line of defence, the security at other layers is also affected. We are simply giving our jawans better infrastructure as they are an integral part of national security,” said the official.