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| No militant dares walk through Jammu frontiers | | Only 17 ingression bids in 10 months, says 16 Corps commander | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 17
Even though the cross border infiltration along the frontier areas of Kashmir valley has become a cause of serious concern for the security agencies but in the areas manned by 16 corps the intrusion have come a grinding zero level.
Army authorities at the 16 Corps are upbeat over the trend as they claim that the infiltration has been put to a halt with increased vigil on the Line of Control. The GoC of 16 Corps Lt Gen TK Sapru confirms that the level of infiltration is almost at zero.
The latest gadgets installed near the fencing has allowed ample scope to the border guards for monitoring the movement of infiltrators and during the last 10 months only 17 ingress bids were reported which had been foiled, said Gen. Sapru said that
He said that the militants had failed to motivate youths for joining the rebel groups because all the financial channels had been choked. Claiming that the militants operating in the area under 16 corps were not receiving funds from across the border after the channels had been sealed and consequently there was dismay in the rebel camps.
The Army authorities made it clear that the mobile communication system,in operation in 16 corps, had proved very helpful in getting specific information about the plans and hideouts of militants. This had made anti-insurgency operations result oriented.
Gen. Sapru, who is taking over as GOC Western Command next month, said that for operation Sadbhavana the 16 corps would receive Rs.15 crores to Rs.16 crores annually for carrying out various development works, including building of roads, schools, micro hydel projects and for providing medical aid to the people in the border areas.He, however, expressed dissatisfaction over the delay on the part of the state Government in taking over the projects which the Army had built under operation Sadhbhavana. He said that "we do not get funds for running or maintaining these projects." |
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