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PIB Press Release

Mar 5, 2016 

Laser Walls along riverine stretches of India-Pakistan Border

Border Security Force (BSF) has taken various measures to check the infiltration of the terrorists along Indo-Pakistan border. Installing laser walls is one of the integrated measures taken by BSF. The laser technology developed by BSF has been designed to cover all the shortcomings experienced in the use of laser wall at various places in the past. The present technology has been found working satisfactorily to cover the unfenced riverine stretches.

To check the infiltration across borders has always been a top priority for the Government. The Government of India in tandem with the State Governments, have adopted a multi-pronged approach to contain cross border infiltration, which inter-alia, includes strengthening of border management and multi-tiered deployment along the International Border, monitoring of infiltration routes, construction of border fencing including plugging the gaps through technological solutions, weapons and equipments for Security Forces, improved intelligence and operational coordination.

The places where the laser walls is to be installed along Indo-Pakistan border, depends upon the threat perceptions and other related factors which are reviewed frequently.

This information was given by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in written reply to a question by Shri Majeed Memon and Shri S. Thangavelu in the Rajya Sabha today.

Accused of laxity in allowing infiltration on the borders particularly in the riverine stretches in Punjab the Border Security Force has gone in for installation of so called laser walls. This measure has been warranted terrain prevents construction of fencing in this area which is the standard prop that has been used by the BSF in other sectors of the border. Use of technology for Border Surveillance is not new and various devices are used based on the terrain configuration. The simplest solution is of laying out wire fencing with flood lights thus placing a physical barrier to prevent infiltration and smuggling. There are other technologies such as tethered aerial video, radars, mobile and fixed ground video with day and night thermal capabilities, ground sensors, radio frequency sensors, ultra-light aircraft detection, and acoustic sensing devices which are available for this purpose which can provide varied solutions to the challenge of border surveillance.