Electronic surveillance being installed along India-Pakistan border: India Home Minister Amit Shah

The Home Minister has stated that the electronic surveillance system would be installed along the India-Pakistan border and then on the India-Bangladesh border.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday has stressed  that the Indian government is installing an electronic surveillance system to reinforce border security and the work will be completed on the entire India-Pakistan border within the next three to four years.

The surveillance technology will be utillized to detect underground cross-border tunnels and also destroy them.

“You serve the nation in adverse weather and challenging conditions. The two models of electronic surveillance system we want to establish will help you receive information about infiltration and cross-border tunneling and assist you in responding in case of any incident. The system will detect the cross-border tunnels,” he said while addressing the BSF.

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, Home Secretary Govind Mohan, DG BSF Daljit Singh Chaudhary and other senior officers were present on the during Amit Shah’s address while he was in Jammu.

Shah is currently on a three-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir and has visited Kathua where a massive operation against Pakistani terrorists has been underway.

 The security situation in J&K has been assessed particularly in the Jammu-Samba-Kathua areas that have witnessed heightened terror activities in the past few months.

It is reported that Shah held a closed-door meeting with BJP MLAs and office-bearers. This is Shah’s first visit to the Union Territory after the formation of the National Conference government in October 2024.

After the meeting at BJP headquarters here, Shah took to X and shared that he held a meeting with BJP MLAs and senior members of the party. “Under the leadership of (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji, BJP will continue to work for the prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir,” he wrote on X late Sunday night.