India’s paramilitary border security force, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), has decided to install electronic cameras at almost every point on the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh, the online edition of the Times of India (TOI) reported Friday.
The Indians and Nepalese cross the borders via 11 transit points everyday but cameras cover only a few points in Bahraich and Siddharthnagar districts, the report said.
Once installed at every point, any unusual activity could be recorded and instantly the security forces nearest to the location would be alerted.
SSB told TOI the border would still be porous for illegal elements to cross at night but at least daytime entry could be checked if foreigners use entry points nearer to the checkposts.
According to SSB, since China is setting up study centres in Nepal, close to the border with India, more Chinese would enter India with the support of Maoists, pretending to be tourists from Nepal.
The report said the SSB as well as the border district police are also seeking appointment of personnel with working knowledge of Chinese language, as the security personnel had difficulty in understanding what the three Chinese arrested in Bahraich recently were saying, apart from some broken English that could be understood.
Although China has already said that the arrested citizens were tourists who mistakenly entered India through the open border from Nepalgunj, India claims they are spies as they were caught filming important SSB installations. nepalnews.com
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