Responding to a query on the specter of infiltration through the winter, the officer mentioned all mandatory measures had been being taken to make certain that it was impossible for terrorists to infilitrate into India. “All surveillance equipment was reviewed and enhanced and more equipment is being deployed within a month. Night domination strategies are also in place. Infiltration will be impossible (this winter),” Sastry mentioned.
He added that there had been many infiltration attempts this year however each was foiled.
“(Several) infiltrators were shot dead, while many others were forced to flee by alert jawans,” Sastry mentioned, including “the BSF is fully capable of dealing with the threat of infiltration and will ensure zero infiltration.”
On repeated attempts by Pakistan to smuggle weapons and narcotics into Indian territory utilizing drones, he mentioned it was a problem and the BSF had taken a number of measures to counter the menace.
“The BSF is successful in (tackling) all challenges on the borders. The drone is a new problem and various measures have been taken to effectively deal with the threat,” he mentioned, including that anti-drone programs with the potential to detect and jam the unmanned flying objects had been being deployed.
Conventional methods are additionally in place to make sure that the drones will not be in a position to drop its payload, Sastry mentioned.
The officer added that the force had additionally launched drones within the coaching guide of latest recruits and briefed jawans manning the final border submit in regards to the menace. “The research-based new types of weapons, surveillance and new communication systems are being utilised to secure the borders,” he mentioned.
The officer mentioned the civil administration was alive to the issues of border residents and had been doing the whole lot doable to make their lives comfy. “The BSF plays (the role of) a bridge between the civil administration and the border residents. We help them with civic action programmes and always remain available for them to address any issue,” he mentioned. Sastry added that underground bunkers damaged through the monsoon had been being repaired.
During his address to the information recruits, the senior officer appreciated their show of self-confidence, ability and coordination and applauded them for selecting the BSF. He additionally exhorted them to serve the nation with braveness and enthusiasm.
He additionally congratulated the Inspector General (Subsidiary Training Centre) and the instructional groups for efficiently reaching the target of moulding raw village youths into well-trained ‘Seema Prahari’ by instilling them with confidence and turning them into disciplined jawans. Over 24 weeks, the recruits had been trained to achieve proficiency in dealing with totally different weapons, firing abilities and border administration, a BSF spokesperson mentioned.
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