AMN / JAMMU
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today inaugurated India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project along the Indo-Pak border at the BSF Headquarters in Ploura, Jammu.
Smart fencing uses a number of devices for surveillance, communication and data storage.
The pilot project entails deploying laser-activated fences and technology-enabled barriers to plug vulnerable gaps along frontiers.
The system provides for round-the-clock surveillance on the border and in different weather conditions be it dust storm, fog or rain.
Inaugurating the project, Mr Singh said, the Centre is making maximum use of modern technology to make the security system at the borders more strong and effective.
He said, smart fencing at the borders is the technological solution devised to address the security issues and it will virtually make it impossible for terrorists to infiltrate into this side of the border.
The Minister said, the shortcomings of the pilot project will be addressed to make the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management system fool proof before it is extended to other areas.
During his day-long visit, the Home Minister will also hold a review of situation prevailing along the International Border in Jammu region with top brass of BSF.
Later, addressing a press conference, the Union Home Minister appealed to all political parties to take part in the forthcoming Panchayat and Urban body polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pilot project inauguration ceremony at #BSF Jammu Headquarters pic.twitter.com/aRhdonG8yD— BSF (@BSF_India) September 17, 2018
The smart border fencing projects built under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) programme is the first of its kind in the country. The two projects each covering a 5.5 km border stretch along the International Border have got hitech surveillance system that would create an invisible electronic barrier on land, water and even in air and underground and would help the BSF detect and foil infiltration bids in most difficult terrains. The CIBMS is designed to guard stretches where physical surveillance is not possible either due to inhospitable terrain or riverine borders.
CIBMS uses a number of different devices for surveillance, communication and data storage. Sensors like Thermal Imager, UGS, Fiber Optical Sensors, Radar, Sonar have been mounted on different platforms like Aerostat, tower, poles etc. A comprehensive integration of such sensors and other technical systems of communication and data processing have been achieved in the CIBMS project. The signals reach the Unified Command and Control Centre where the BSF can monitor the border on real-time basis. The CIBMS enables round-the-clock surveillance on border and under different weather conditions be it in dust storm, fog or rain.
Duing his visit to Jammu, the Home Minister also participated in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and administered Swachhta pledge to BSF officers, jawans and officers.