The decision comes after the BSF unearthed a trans-border tunnel in February in Ramgarh sub sector of Samba district in J&K
To stop infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan and to identify illegal tunnels at international border areas, the Border Security Force (BSF) has sought help from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
This week, the force will ink a deal with the IIT wherein the institute will act as a technology partner to identify illegal tunnels.
From 2012 till date, the force has unearthed four tunnels in Jammu sector where there was infiltration. The BSF, on February 13 2017, detected a trans-border tunnel in Ramgarh sub sector of Samba district. The discovery effectively foiled a possible infiltration bid by terrorists into India.
The tunnel originated from Pakistani side and ended 20 metres ahead of the barbed border fence in Indian territory.
The BSF has also decided to seek help from the institute to combine various integrative technologies.
"We are doing so to strengthen the border security grid and corresponding internal security domains," said a senior BSF officer.
On July 8, the force will sign a memorandum of understating (MoU) with the IIT Bombay's National Centre for Excellence in Technology for Internal Security (NCEITS).
NCETIS, which was set up after the government found that the terrorists were using modern warfare, is required to supply technologies to improve intelligence gathering, dissemination, crime detection and law enforcement specifically geared to the Indian threat scenario, terrain and other facets peculiar to India.
KK Sharma, Director General of BSF and Devang V Khakhar, Director of IIT Bombay, have decided to meet and discuss the matter.
BSF is inducting technology in a big way to make its responses more efficient and effective. This year's focus is on the implementation of Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System to improve their communication platforms and technology infrastructure up-gradation .
"We are working towards inducting not just technology but also augmenting human capacity to optimise its uses," the officer said.
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