To effectively guard the international land border, the Gujarat govt is planning to establish a specialised Border & Coastal Security Institute.
To effectively guard the 512-km-long international land border (408-km land and 104-km creek) and 1,600-km-long coastal border, the state government is planning to establish a specialised Border & Coastal Security Institute to train security personnel of the state.
Highly-placed sources in the state government said, "Land and coastal border security is very vital for the state, considering the use of Gujarat coast for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and many other serious crime incidents earlier. At present, about 200-km land border is unfenced. Moreover, given the increasing ISI activity along the land border and coastal area of Gujarat, we need to strengthen our border security. Gujarat is developing huge port and other projects near the land and coastal border. We have already invested thousands of crores of rupees in various projects in border areas, and to protect them we need trained manpower which can effectively guard our border."
The sources added, "Police need to be trained and equipped adequately to use modern devices, arms and communication systems required for effective patrolling and surveillance. Joint training programmes of police, homeguards and Border wing guards need to be organised to make border patrolling more co-ordinated and effective.
The state Intelligence Bureau (IB) should have a dedicated team for border intelligence. They should be trained through refresher and reorientation courses and equipped with modern surveillance devices. Sensitization programme is also needed for all local government servants, industrial employees etc, working in vulnerable coastal and border districts. State government has planned to invest around Rs13 crore for the institute and buying communication equipment, weaponry and surveillance gadgets.''
The state government has already established 10 coastal police stations and also started the process for establishing marine commando force in the state. However, the state government still lacks trained police and other manpower that can do land and coastal border policing. Physical infrastructure like road and buildings in border and coastal areas, which can help police and other security agencies, is also lacking. The government has identified these issues and planning to address them in next few years.
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