'Laser walls' along riverine stretches of India-Pakistan Border to check infiltration
The areas where these laser walls would be installed would depend on the threat perception and other factors.
In a bid to prevent terrorist infiltration across the Indo-Pak border, laser walls have been installed by the Border Security Force (BSF), a release by the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
"The laser technology developed by BSF has been designed to cover all the shortcomings experienced in the use of laser walls at various places in the past. The present technology has been found working satisfactorily to cover the unfenced riverine stretches," Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply to a question by NCP leader Majeed Memon and senior lawyer S. Thangavelu in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The areas where these laser walls would be installed would depend on the threat perception and other factors along the border between the two countries.
The move was part of a multi-pronged approach to check cross border infiltration, which included strengthening border management and multi-tiered deployment along the International Border, monitoring infiltration routes, construction of border fencing including plugging the gaps through technological solutions, weapons and equipment for Security Forces, improved intelligence and operational coordination.