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Smart fence along border
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- Union Home Minister inaugurated an electronic surveillance system along India-Bangladesh border stretch in Dhubri district.
- “smart fencing” will be operationalised in the 61 km riverine section of the international border in the district where the Brahmaputra river enters into Bangladesh, in a bid to check illegal immigration and smuggling of arms, ammunition, drugs and cattle.
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- 61 km gap:(1) Assam shares a 263 km border with Bangladesh.(2) Much of the border was fenced, but a 61 km stretch in Dhubri district remained open owing to the terrain dictated by the Brahmaputra.(3) A digital ‘barrier’ has finally filled a 61 km gap on the 4,096.7 km India-Bangladesh border fence three decades after the project kickstarted.
- BOLD-QIT (Border Electronically Dominated QRT Interception Technique):
- It comprises microwave communication, optical fibre cables, cameras, and an intrusion detection device.
- Project will cover the India-Bangladesh border in the area which consists of ‘char’ (sand islands) and innumerable river channels, which makes border guarding a daunting task, especially during the rainy season.
- Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System: It was established under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System.
- Information and technology wing of the BSF: It undertook project BOLD-QIT and completed it in record time with the support of various manufacturers and suppliers.
Source
The Hindu