Anti-drone unit ‘Hawk Eye' established in border areas of Ferozepur
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Ferozepur: To enhance security and address challenges posed by drone activities from across the border, the Punjab govt established an anti-drone unit in Ferozepur on Tuesday.
Punjab is the first state in India to deploy such a system in its border areas to counter the smuggling of drugs and weapons through drones from Pakistan.
The anti-drone system 'Baaz Akh (Hawk Eye)' will be the second line of defence in the border districts in coordination with the
Border Security Force
(BSF). This initiative marks a significant step for the Punjab govt in the fight against the smuggling of drugs and arms across the border.
While inspecting the installation of the anti-drone unit along with BSF officials on Tuesday, Ferozepur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said, "The enemies of the country have turned drones into weapons to harm Punjab's youth, using them to smuggle drugs across the border. With the establishment of this unit in Ferozepur, the police and BSF will be able to neutralise drones' movement with an automated alert technology, which immediately notifies authorities upon detecting drone movement, thus eliminating the need for manual monitoring.
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