Laser fence to check infiltration along borders with Nepal, Bhutan

Giving details, Inspector General (Operations) of border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), A K Singh, said that as a pilot project, laser fence would be put up at one location each along 1,751-km Indo-Nepal and 699-km Indo-Bhutan boundaries.

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: December 20, 2017 7:03 pm

Laser fence to check infiltration along borders with Nepal

The laser fences will be deployed in areas that are “uninhabited” due to difficult geographical terrain and are prone to smuggling and other terror activities. (Source: AP Photo)

Laser fence will be installed at certain points along India’s open borders with Nepal and Bhutan to prevent infiltration of terror modules and smuggling, officials said at New Delhi on Wednesday.