NEW DELHI, 03 July 2021, (TON): In the wake of threats from drones and cross-border tunnels, the BSF launched an initiative to dig into a pool of 500 Indian companies to find solutions to these border security challenges.

In collaboration with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the BSF launched BSF Hi-tech Undertaking for Maximising Innovation (BHUMI) to find appropriate systems to detect and destroy drones and tunnels with help from Indian companies. BSF said the initiative was part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission and would require Indian Startups & premier institutions to develop cost-effective indigenous solutions for border management.

The initiative was launched at a function organised at BSF headquarters by force DG Rakesh Asthana and MeitY Secretary Ajay Sawhney.

A BSF statement said “one of the main challenges BSF presently faces is the detection of cross-border underground tunnels along the western borders that have serious implications for our national security. It is high time that concerted result-oriented efforts are made to address this issue of cross-border underground tunnels with innovative technological solutions. Further, there is also an urgent requirement to develop Anti-Drone Technology to stop the menace of drones being used for narco-terrorism & attacks on vital installations.”