New Delhi: In the middle of 61 drone activities detected by the border security force (BSF) on the western border in the past year, Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah on Saturday said anti-drone solutions were being carried out actively by institutions such as Drdo and that Deployed “immediately” to increase border supervision.
He said the gap in the border fence would be plugged into 2022, adding that it was the Modi government that gave India Independent security policy, while deciding to maintain peace with all, provided for the appropriate response if a challenge was submitted to the state border.
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Prioritizing the threat of drones, Shah said Drdo and other institutions were busy developing anti-drone technology.
“I am sure that we will soon secure our border with the original anti-drone solution,” he said in a speech at the 18th BSF investiture ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan here.
The Minister of State for Nityanand Rai and Ajay Kumar Mishra, Ajay Bhalla’s secretary, IB and the head of Rent attended the event.
Shah guarantee on the initial deployment of the anti-drone solution approached the heels of the first case of a drone used to bomb the IAF facility in India recently.
Despite drone attacks in Jammu – allegedly done by Pakistani-based terrorist clothing Lashker e Taiba – not causing victims, it underscores the need for the spread of the anti-drone system to override the threat.
The Minister of Home Affairs said that border forces must also be prepared to overcome other technology-based security challenges based on artificial intelligence and robotics.
“We encourage research and development in counter-drone technology but need to develop a long-term plan,” he told officers and Jawan on the BSF event which saw 23 Bravehearts from the style that was being decorated for Deguk and service contributed.
He refers to the Vajpayee government to introduce the concept of “one border of one strength”.
Shah asked security forces to make efforts to examine migration from the border village by ensuring that the benefits of the development scheme reached there.
BSF DG Rakesh Asthana, in his remarks address, notifies that troop personnel have detected four tunnels and 61 drone activities along the western border in the past year.
It also seized narcotics of 632 kg worth Rs 2,786 Crore, 55 weapons including AK-Series weapons and 4,223 rounds of ammunition, apart from killing 22 infiltrators and capturing 165 infiltrators and smugglers.
On the Western border, BSF troops confiscated 12,881 kg of narcotics, 61 weapons, 7,976 rounds of ammunition.
In addition, 12 infiltrators and smugglers were killed and 3,984 were arrested.
Shah underlines that compared to 7,270 bridge meters built from 2008 to 2014, 14,450 meters built in 2014-2020.
Also along 4,764 km long roads were placed with a 44,000 crore RS construction budget, compared with 3,610 km or roads built with a budget of RS 23,000 Crore during 2008-14.
While one tunnel was built in 2008-14, six built in 2014-2020.
Anti-Drone Technology Immediately, said Amit Shah
