Home Minister P Chidambaram said the increased number of BOPs -- 126 on Indo-Pakistan border and 383 on the Indo-Bangladesh border -- will help in effective monitoring of the borders and the work is targeted to be completed by 2013-2014.
Addressing members of the Consultative Committee attached to the Home Ministry, he said the BOPs are now provided with better communication and infrastructural facilities.
Chidambaram informed the Committee that with the increased number of BOPs, the distance between two BOPs would be reduced to 3.5 km as recommended by a Group of Ministers.
Maintaining that the guarding of borders is a very complex task as it depends upon several factors, he said the fencing is helping a lot in checking the infiltration but the fence also requires repairs wherever it is damaged by the sand dunes in Rajasthan sector and snow in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chidambaram informed the Parliamentarians that the government was exploring the use of modern technology in border management through proper fencing, flood lights and other latest technologies available in this field.
He said the experiences of advanced countries are also being studied for better management of borders. (More)
