Rajnath Singh inaugurates technology-enabled surveillance in Bangladesh border

Named 'BOLD-QIT' project under CIBMS (Comprehensive Integrated Border Management system), the new mechanism will enable round-the-clock technological surveillance in tracts where human vigilance is extremely difficult.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and BSF director general Rajni Kant Mishra were also present at the occasion.

The Border Security Force is responsible for safeguarding of 4,096 Km long International Border with Bangladesh and at various places, it is not possible to erect Border Fence due to geographical barriers.

The 61 Kms of Border area in Dhubri district where River Brahmaputra enters into Bangladesh is one such stretch, consisting of vast char lands and innumerable river channels, making border guarding in the area a daunting task, especially during rainy season.

To overcome this problem, the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2017 decided to go for technological solution and In January, 2018, Information and Technology Wing of BSF undertook the project BOLD-QIT (Border Electronically Dominated QRT Interception Technique) and completed it in record time with the technical support of various manufacturers and suppliers. BOLD-QIT is the project to install technical systems, which enables BSF to equip Indo-Bangla borders with different kind of sensors in unfenced riverine area of Brahmaputra and its tributaries.

The entire span of River Brahmaputra has been covered with data network generated by Microwave communication, OFC Cables, DMR Communication, day and night surveillance Cameras and intrusion detection system.

These modern gadgets provide feeds to BSF Control Rooms on the Border and enable BSF Quick Reaction Teams to thwart any possibility of Illegal Cross Border Crossing/ Crimes.

Two similar smart fencing pilot projects of five kilometers each on India-Pakistan international border in Jammu were inaugurated by Singh in September last.  

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