New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Intensified border guarding and enhanced intelligence gathering have been identified as two chief aspects of the functioning of the Border Security Force (BSF) to ensure "reduced or zero infiltration" along the international border.
At a meeting presided over by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday, top BSF officials have been directed to ensure proper coordination with state police and also gear up the real time intelligence sharing grid to act promptly, official sources said here.
The meeting comes close on the heels of increase in infiltration bids especially along the India-Pakistan border.
"Home Minister stressed that all out efforts should be made by BSF and other secutity forces to ensure reduced or zero infiltration especially along the Pakistan border," a source said.
The meeting also reviewed the overall functioning of the BSF and deliberated on modalities to plug the lapses on border vigilance both along the borders with Pakistan in north and west and along Bangladesh in the east, sources said.
A high-powered committee has recently suggested that the BSF and other security forces including state police deployed along the Line of Control and border areas should use water sensors in the riverine areas and also install electronic sensors.
Of the 3,323-km-long Indo-Pak border, 1,225 km falls in Jammu and Kashmir, 553 km in Punjab, 1,037 km in Rajasthan and 508 km in Gujarat.
On the Indo-Bangladesh border, the Home Minister sought adequate steps from the BSF and other agencies to ensure that smuggling of cattle and narcotics is stopped.
