BSF launches initiative to rope in corporations underneath IT Ministry to assist detect, destroy drones, cross-border tunnels

In the wake of threats from drones and cross-border tunnels, the BSF on Friday launched an initiative to dig right into a pool of 500 Indian corporations to seek out options to those border safety challenges.
In collaboration with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the BSF on Friday launched BSF Hi-tech Undertaking for Maximising Innovation (BHUMI) to seek out applicable techniques to detect and destroy drones and tunnels with assist from Indian corporations. BSF mentioned the initiative was a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission and would “require Indian Startups & premier institutions to develop cost-effective indigenous solutions for border management”.

The initiative was launched at a operate organised at BSF headquarters by drive DG Rakesh Asthana and MeitY Secretary Ajay Sawhney.
“One of the main challenges BSF presently faces is the detection of cross-border underground tunnels along the western borders that have serious implications for our national security. It is high time that concerted result-oriented efforts are made to address this issue of cross-border underground tunnels with innovative technological solutions. Further, there is also an urgent requirement to develop Anti-Drone Technology to stop the menace of drones being used for narco-terrorism & attacks on vital installations,” a BSF assertion mentioned.
The improvement comes days after two drones dropped two separate IEDs on an IAF base in Jammu damaging the roof of a constructing and injuring two personnel. The incident is being touted as the primary terror assault ever launched on India by means of drones. BSF has earlier detected arms and ammunition dropped by drones in Jammu. Last yr, it had even shot down one such drone.

“MeitY has a pool of 500 companies which we can dig into to help us find solutions to these problems,” a BSF officer mentioned.
He added that these corporations are additionally anticipated to assist in discovering communication options at locations the place there isn’t a community and in addition detecting unauthorised communications in lifeless zones.

“Another vital area of operational significance is the need to develop technological solutions in detecting presence of electronic devices in our area of operations, which are being utilised by anti-national elements for perpetrating crimes & activities that have a direct bearing on our national security,” the BSF assertion mentioned.
“BSF is also seeking solutions for alternative communication systems that can prove effective in our areas of deployment characterized by different & undulating terrain that include long stretches of shadow area where no communication is possible. Such scenarios directly impact the efficacy of the operations and border domination,” it added.