New Delhi, Nov 27: The BSF has installed anti-fog devices and deployed more troops along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, putting in place its “winter strategy” to foil infiltration bids and terror attacks.
According to official sources, “The winter strategy has been put in place along the IB.
In the middle of November onwards till the weather improves, the BSF takes several security measures to ensure that we become absolutely impregnable on the border.
Since the passes in the higher regions get closed due to snow and become almost impossible to cross and, therefore, the focus shifts on the International Border (IB). Maximum efforts are made to enhance the visibility because fog also plays a spoil during the winters.
Addition and subtraction of troops is being done as per the weather reports and visibility, a top BSF Commander said.
According to him, the militants as of now were using traditional infiltration routes but they could use some other areas for infiltration.
“But we do not lower our guards at all. Traditional routes have added advantage of navigation,” he said.
