Jammu, May 15 (KMS): The Indian government has decided to deploy four additional companies of the Indian Border Security Force in occupied Kashmir.

Along with increased personnel, more night vision devices, thermal imagery, ground sensors and battlefield surveillance radars would be inducted in Jammu region including the Line of Control areas.

Quoting the daily Indian tribune newspaper, the Indian Home Ministry of affairs sanctioned a comprehensive package of Rs 2,300 crore for the paramilitary forces. The Indian ministry has also been proposing to construct 697 border outposts (BoP) on entire Indo-Pakistan border. To further modernize and strengthen the Border Security Force, the ministry has already procured 10 long-range reconnaissance and observation system (LORROS), whereas 10 are in the process of being procured. An Israeli firm will deliver all the systems.

33 mobile surveillance vehicles at a cost of Rs 3 crore each would be inducted into the force shortly. “These vehicles fitted with modern surveillance equipments will be capable of carrying out 24 hours surveillance and operational in all types of climate and all types of terrain. The BSF will also be equipped with battlefield surveillance radars system (BFSR),” the paper said.

The BFSR will have auto detection, auto-tracking capability and will function at a distance of 12 km and can scan the area at 350 degrees. The BSF till date possesses 946 hand-held thermal devises, and will soon get another 671 such devices at an estimate cost of Rs 231.97 crore.