(a) whether the Government proposes to constitute a special monitoring team to monitor and check infiltration in view of steep rise in population ratio particularily in bordering areas, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the number of cases of infiltration that has come to light in bordering areas during the last three years;
(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
(d) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to deal with the population imbalance in such areas?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK)
(a) to (d): Government agencies including Border Guarding Forces are monitoring and taking steps to check and curb infiltration.
The details of cases of infiltration on the border during the last three years are as follows :
S. No. Border No. of cases of Infiltration
1. India-Pakistan 128
2. India-Bangladesh 1787
3. India-Nepal 25
4. India-Bhutan Nil
5. India-Myanmar 133
6. India-China Nil
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These cases are dealt with by the Border Guarding Forces in close coordination with other Government agencies including State Governments, as per the extant laws.
Further the Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to contain cross-border infiltration which inter-alia includes deployment of Border Guarding Forces along the International Borders, erection of border fencing & floodlighting, effective domination of the borders by patrolling, laying Nakas, manning observation posts along the borders, vulnerability mapping of Border Out Posts (BOPs), deployment of special surveillance equipments and vehicles like Hand Held Thermal Imager (HHTI), Night Vision Device (NVD), Twin telescope, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Long Range Reconnaissance and Observation System (LORROS), Battle Field Surveillance Radar (BFSR), Integrated surveillance technology equipped with Closed-circuit Television (CCTV)/Pan Tilted & Zoom (PTZ) Cameras, IR Sensors and Infrared alarm with Command and Control System, relentless anti-infiltration operations, strengthening of intelligence network, anti-tunneling exercise in vulnerable areas and deployment of water crafts/boats, floating BOPs and technological solutions in non-feasible border areas like riverine gaps, etc.
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