Post 26/11,BSF enhanced surveillance mechanism in creek areas across state

After the 26/11 Mumbai attacks,which were executed through the sea route,the Gujarat frontier of Border Security Force has devised ways to have more effective security in the sensitive creek region across the state.

After the 26/11 Mumbai attacks,which were executed through the sea route,the Gujarat frontier of Border Security Force (BSF) has devised ways to have more effective security in the sensitive creek region across the state. The frontiers outgoing Inspector General G S Shekhawat said this at a press meet on the last day of his service in Gandhinagar on Friday.

The enhanced surveillance mechanism,he said,includes increasing the accessibility into the creek regions,procuring hovercraft,Fast Attack Craft (FAC) and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs),setting up border outpost (BOP),building road to link creek areas with the mainland and increasing intelligence gathering network.

While the BSF had already got two hovercraft earlier this year,Shekhawat said they will soon get four FAC and an ATV to guard the creek areas effectively. Four FACs,estimated to cost Rs 62.25 crore,have already been sanctioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs, he said.

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Talking about Harami Nala,a marshy water channel near the disputed Sir Creek area,which remains almost inaccessible for the BSF,Shekhawat said the force has started constructing a 26-km motorable road between Lakhpat in Kutch and the last border pillar 1175. Work on over 22 kms has already been done. We have also trained our personnel in slithering and hot extraction for heliborne operations in the Harami Nala area.

Shekhawat said the BSF has also set up floating BOPs in the creek area to keep an eye on infiltrators. About the fencing work on the land border,he said that of the total of 340 km border,construction work on 182-km stretch has been completed.

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