Bikaner: The Centre is in the process of installing anti-drone systems within the next six months as part of increased vigilance to curb the smuggling of narcotics and weapons through drones, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
Close coordination with the local police and civil administration is also essential to identify those receiving such consignments and to neutralise the threats effectively, he stressed.
Shah spoke of a multi-layered “four-point security grid” involving the Border Security Force (BSF), armed forces, the local administration and citizens to ensure comprehensive border security.
“It is our responsibility to remain strongly vigilant to curb the smuggling of narcotics and weapons through drones and other modern equipment. The government is taking steps to install anti-drone systems within the next six months,” the Union minister said while addressing BSF personnel at the Sanchu border outpost in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district.
“Unless this four-dimensional coordination is achieved, the vision of a fully secure border cannot be realised,” he said.
While monitoring threats originating across the border remains crucial, equal attention must be paid to internal elements aiding such threats within the country, he added, saying that strict legal action should be taken against those involved.
A series of meetings is being held with state governments and local administrations in border regions, including Bihar, Gujarat, Tripura and West Bengal, to strengthen coordination and implement the “four-point security grid”, he said.
Praising the BSF for its role during Operation Sindoor, Shah said the force not only guarded the border firmly but also boosted the morale of the people living in frontier districts.
He also paid tribute to more than 2,000 BSF personnel who have laid down their lives since the force was raised, as reported by Deccan Herald.
BSF jawans have served in extreme conditions ranging from deserts and dense forests to snow-covered regions with extreme climate conditions, displaying courage, discipline and the spirit of supreme sacrifice, the Union home minister noted.
“The sacrifice of these personnel is a debt on 140 crore Indians and the nation is proud of them,” Shah said.
He inaugurated women’s barracks at the outpost and said women personnel had proved their capabilities by performing beyond expectations in border security duties.
Infrastructure for women personnel was being expanded and facilities at all border posts would be strengthened by 2030, he said.
The Sanchu outpost holds historical significance as security personnel had successfully defended it despite heavy attacks by Pakistani forces, Shah said while referring to the 1965 India-Pakistan War.
