BSF supercharges Meghalaya border security with tech-driven night surveillance

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SHILLONG: BSF’s hi-tech vanguard is now fully unleashed along the Meghalaya frontier—where tactical muscle meets digital eyes in a dramatic upgrade that redefines India’s eastern border vigilance.

In a sweeping modernization push, the Border Security Force (BSF) has revamped its night surveillance capability across 400 kilometres of international border by replacing outdated floodlights with high-powered, next-generation illumination systems. The result: a border that’s not just lit but locked down—with enhanced visibility, relentless canine tracking units, and real-time digital monitoring.

Complementing physical deployment, the BSF is layering its surveillance grid with state-of-the-art digital technology. “We are having advanced surveillance equivalent in the form of PTZ cameras. We’ve put more PTZ cameras in view of recent developments,” said Upadhyay.

The most striking development, however, is the launch of a Ministry of Home Affairs-backed initiative called ESVP—Electronic Surveillance of Vulnerable Patches. “Very soon, we will be deploying this surveillance scheme on the borders. This is a very advanced kind of surveillance equipment, clubbing together CCTV, PTZ, and other surveillance tools. We will be covering around 32 kilometres of border areas under this scheme,” he said, calling it a “composite project” aimed at plugging infiltration gaps and enhancing real-time threat detection.

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