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ITBP is well prepared and improving its capacity: DG

ITBP has enhanced its capacity to reach up to the farthest border point and added 25 posts in the past five years. On the eve of 58th Raising Day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the Director-General said that the "status quo" at the 3,488-km LAC between India and China is maintained and that the paramilitary force is making efforts to have "better capacity" than the neighbour.

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Published : Oct 23, 2019, 9:44 PM IST

Updated : Oct 23, 2019, 11:16 PM IST

ITBP is well prepared and improving its capacity: DG

New Delhi: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which guards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, has "enhanced" its capacity to reach up to the farthest border point and added 25 posts in the past five years to ensure effective preparedness on this icy front marred by perceptional difference of the borderline, a top official said on Wednesday.

Addressing reporters on the eve of the 58th Raising Day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), its Director-General (DG) S S Deswal said the "status quo" at the 3,488-km LAC between India and China is maintained and that the paramilitary force is making efforts to have "better capacity" than the neighbour.

Asked about the number of incidents of transgressions or incursions by the Chinese PLA troops in the recent past, Deswal refused to give absolute numbers but said the Indian side is "as aggressive" like the Chinese.

"We are continuously increasing border posts, we have increased patrolling and in the last five years we have created 25 new border outposts or BOPs," Deswal said.

He added each BOP was a "company-level strength", meaning about a hundred troops.

ITBP is well prepared and improving its capacity: DG

In the last 5-6 years, ITBP has had "rapid improvement" in infrastructure and roads in these border areas.

In the first phase, 11 roads totalling 270 km have been completed and in the second phase, 45 roads with a length of 1,033 km will be completed in the coming months, said the DG, who heads the about 90,000 personnel strong mountain-warfare trained force.

"We are also upgrading our surveillance technology at the border and we have created a lot of infrastructures, border roads, BOPs and have sent high-powered vehicles at high-altitude posts on this front," he said.

The mechanism (vis-a-vis interaction with the Chinese troops) at the border is "perfect" and the border is absolutely safe and secure, he added.

To a question, if any standoff was reported between the two sides after the recent informal summit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese premier Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, the DG said that national security and diplomatic efforts are "delinked" and should be seen in that context.

"Irrespective of these things, we remain on alert and in a state of the continuous guard," Deswal said.

The ITBP was raised in the aftermath of the 1962 Chinese aggression under the Union home ministry and apart from its primary task of guarding the LAC, it renders a variety of internal security duties.

Also Read: ITBP trains 200 personnel in Mandarin for better interaction with Chinese troops

New Delhi: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which guards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, has "enhanced" its capacity to reach up to the farthest border point and added 25 posts in the past five years to ensure effective preparedness on this icy front marred by perceptional difference of the borderline, a top official said on Wednesday.

Addressing reporters on the eve of the 58th Raising Day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), its Director-General (DG) S S Deswal said the "status quo" at the 3,488-km LAC between India and China is maintained and that the paramilitary force is making efforts to have "better capacity" than the neighbour.

Asked about the number of incidents of transgressions or incursions by the Chinese PLA troops in the recent past, Deswal refused to give absolute numbers but said the Indian side is "as aggressive" like the Chinese.

"We are continuously increasing border posts, we have increased patrolling and in the last five years we have created 25 new border outposts or BOPs," Deswal said.

He added each BOP was a "company-level strength", meaning about a hundred troops.

ITBP is well prepared and improving its capacity: DG

In the last 5-6 years, ITBP has had "rapid improvement" in infrastructure and roads in these border areas.

In the first phase, 11 roads totalling 270 km have been completed and in the second phase, 45 roads with a length of 1,033 km will be completed in the coming months, said the DG, who heads the about 90,000 personnel strong mountain-warfare trained force.

"We are also upgrading our surveillance technology at the border and we have created a lot of infrastructures, border roads, BOPs and have sent high-powered vehicles at high-altitude posts on this front," he said.

The mechanism (vis-a-vis interaction with the Chinese troops) at the border is "perfect" and the border is absolutely safe and secure, he added.

To a question, if any standoff was reported between the two sides after the recent informal summit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese premier Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, the DG said that national security and diplomatic efforts are "delinked" and should be seen in that context.

"Irrespective of these things, we remain on alert and in a state of the continuous guard," Deswal said.

The ITBP was raised in the aftermath of the 1962 Chinese aggression under the Union home ministry and apart from its primary task of guarding the LAC, it renders a variety of internal security duties.

Also Read: ITBP trains 200 personnel in Mandarin for better interaction with Chinese troops

Intro:नई दिल्ली। भारत तिब्बत सीमा पुलिस (आईटीबीपी) के प्रमुख एसएस देसवाल ने आज बताया कि भारत-चीन सीमा पर किसी भी विवाद को सुलझाने के लिए अब तक आइटीबीपी के 200 जवानों को चीन में बोली जाने वाली भाषा मैंडरिन सिखाई जा चुकी है।

आइटीबीपी की वार्षिक कॉन्फ्रेंस में पत्रकारों से बात करते हुए आइटीबीपी प्रमुख ने कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग की मलापुरम में हुई मुलाकात के बाद वहां पर चीनी सेनाओं द्वारा किसी बड़ी घुसपैठ की घटना सामने नहीं आई है।

एसएस देसवाल के मुताबिक 2017 में डोकलाम पर भारत और चीन के बीच हुई मुठभेड़ के बाद आइटीबीपी ने 3,488 किलोमीटर लंबी सीमा पर 25 नए बॉर्डर आउट पोस्ट्स (बीओपी) तैयार किए जोकि हिमालयन रेंज के अंतर्गत आते हैं।


Body:आइटीबीपी प्रमुख एसएस देसवाल ने बताया कि इस साल हम उत्तर-पश्चिम में काराकोरम से म्यांमार सीमा का आकलन करेंगे जिससे हमें यह पता चल सके कि और कितने नए बीओपी तैयार किए जा सकते हैं।।

एसएस देसवाल ने बताया कि बॉर्डर पर एडवांस तकनीक का इस्तेमाल अब तेजी से बढ़ रहा है और आईटीबीपी ने भी समय के साथ अपने उपकरणों को अपग्रेड करना शुरु कर दिया है। उन्होंने बताया कि जो दुनिया की बेहतर सेनाएं हैं उनके ट्रेनिंग के तरीकों को हम भारत में भी अपना रहे हैं और यह समय समय के साथ और अपग्रेड होता रहेगा।




Conclusion:बता दें कि प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की अध्यक्षता वाली सुरक्षा मामलों की मंत्रिमंडलीय समिति के गृह मंत्रालय के उस प्रस्ताव पर विचार करने की संभावना है जिसके तहत असम राइफल्स को आइटीबीपी के साथ मिलाने और उनका संयुक्त संचालन नियंत्रण उसे देने की बात होगी। इस पर जब आईटीबीपी के डीजी की प्रतिक्रिया पूछी गई तो उन्होंने बताया कि आइटीबीपी को 57 वर्षों का अनुभव हो चुका है और उनके जवान देश में किसी भी परिस्थिति से निपटने के लिए सक्षम हैं और उनकी ट्रेनिंग आर्मी जवानों जितनी ही कठिन होती है।


एसएस देसवाल ने बताया कि मौजूदा समय में आइटीबीपी 14 वीआईपी हस्तियों को सुरक्षा मुहैया करा रहा है।

बता दें कि भारत चीन संघर्ष के उपरांत देश की उत्तरी सीमाओं को सुरक्षा प्रदान करने के लिए 24 अक्टूबर 1962 को भारत तिब्बत सीमा पुलिस बल का गठन किया गया था। आइटीबीपी का मुख्य कार्य भारत तिब्बत सीमा की सुरक्षा और रखवाली करना, सीमा की जनता को सुरक्षा की भावना प्रदान करना महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्तियों की सुरक्षा और आंतरिक सुरक्षा कर्तव्यों का निर्वाहन और आपदा प्रबंधन आदि करना है।

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