The Central Government has sanctioned Rs.17.48 crore for the restoration of a 24-km long fence and floodlights along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu that were damanged in the recent floods.
The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday also informed the Lok Sabha that under the modernisation plan, the governemnt has approved 95 Long-Range Reconnaissance and Observation System for Border Security Force (BSF) at an estimated cost of Rs.237 crore.
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Strengthening security along the Indo-China border, the government has sanctioned 35 new border outposts, 22 of which have already been set up. The remaining will become functional by 2016. While 27 Indo-Tibet Border Police priority roads are being constructed, to ensure connectivity to all the border outposts and patrolling points, 34 more roads have been approved.
| Border | Number of Infiltrators | Number of security personnel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprehended | Killed | Injured | Killed | |
| Indo-Bangladesh | 1977 | 02 | ||
| Indo-Pakistan | 43 | 15 | ||
| Indo-China | ||||
| Indo-Bhutan | ||||
| Indo-Nepal | 12 | |||
| Indo-Myanmar | 158 | 06 | 08 | 05 |
Besides, 123 mobile towers have also been approved for border vigil along the Indo-China border. “The critical infrastructure in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh are also being strengthened to enhance troop’s mobility and border security in those areas,” said Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju in reply to another question.
The government has also approved wet leasing of two light helicopters for operational air support to ITBP in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand through tendering process. The total expenditure likely to be incurred for wet leasing of two helicopters is about Rs.40 Crore per annum.
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