New Delhi: 35 new border posts will be created and additional Indo Tibetan Border Police personnel deployed in a phased manner to step up security on China-India border, which has seen a spate of incursions from the Chinese recently.
Outgoing Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force Ajay Chadha said while 98 border posts along the frontier, many of them in high altitudes, will see an increase in troop numbers, 35 new posts will be created.
"This is a comprehensive plan and we will be completing this task in a phased manner by the year 2017," Mr Chadha said.
The new border posts will require additional personnel which will be done by drawing manpower from new recruitments.
At present, India has over 150 border posts along this icy frontier and the paramilitary personenl guard 3,488 kms of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
He said the force is also enhancing the communication and other operational requirements of the personnel at these posts, a number of which face heavy snow and blizzard conditions year long.
In order to provide the troops succour from cold weather at these high-altitude posts, a new variety of 'Bukhaaris' (stoves) are being provided.
Mr Chadha, a 1977-batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre, will retire on Saturday after serving as its chief for close to nine months.
India to create 35 new border posts along China border | NDTV.com
Outgoing Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force Ajay Chadha said while 98 border posts along the frontier, many of them in high altitudes, will see an increase in troop numbers, 35 new posts will be created.
"This is a comprehensive plan and we will be completing this task in a phased manner by the year 2017," Mr Chadha said.
The new border posts will require additional personnel which will be done by drawing manpower from new recruitments.
At present, India has over 150 border posts along this icy frontier and the paramilitary personenl guard 3,488 kms of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
He said the force is also enhancing the communication and other operational requirements of the personnel at these posts, a number of which face heavy snow and blizzard conditions year long.
In order to provide the troops succour from cold weather at these high-altitude posts, a new variety of 'Bukhaaris' (stoves) are being provided.
Mr Chadha, a 1977-batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre, will retire on Saturday after serving as its chief for close to nine months.
India to create 35 new border posts along China border | NDTV.com
