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| Now, the idea is to electrify the fence along IB, LoC | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 15
To prevent tampering of barbed wire fence by well trained Pakistani infiltrators security experts are weighing pros and cons of introducing ‘electrified’ border fence on the international border and the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
The nine feet tall barbed fencing once electrified could further help the security forces in checking infiltration from across the border and the line of control. Besides strengthening the security grid and round the clock patrolling in the border belts where fencing could not be carried out on account of nallahas and rivulets.
They said at present the border fence was being snapped by cutters, as was the case in Samba where a group of infiltrators sneaked into the Jammu sector after cutting the fence, and at times used ladders in crossing over the fence.
According to these experts,” once we have live border fence an attempt at snapping the wires could be detected by the hooters that are attached with it. ”They said in addition to this there was immediate need for installing additional sensors on the IB and the LOC.
However, a senior police officer of the rank of DIG said ”there are practical difficulties in connecting the border fence with live power wires.” Explaining it he said in number of border villages in Uri, Kupwara, Tangdhar, Poonch, Rajouri, R.S.Pura, Samba, Hiranagar and Akhnoor farmers had some land across the fence. Invariably they cross the fence for carrying out limited farming exercises. Once there was live border fence it could result in causalities.
He said besides this there were number of villages where the backyard opened in Pakistan. He said that major areas on this side of the LOC witness heavy snowfall in the winter season which could pose heavy risk to peoples’ lives.In Punjab the experiment proved a success because there was no snow prone belts on the border in that state.
On the other hand a senior Army officer of the rank of a colonel, who is engaged in monitoring the security activities on this side of the IB, said that the power supply to the fence in snow prone areas could be disconnected during the winter months when the border routes are not passable. |
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