New Delhi, Aug 2: Sealing the boundary with Pakistan is one of the topmost priority for the Indian side, claims the Border Security Force. Director General of BSF, K K Sharma, while addressing the press on sidelines of an event here said ‘smart fence’ would be placed at the International Border (IB) along the Jammu sector by March next year. Also Read - Record 3,186 Ceasefire Violations By Pakistan Along LoC In Past Eight Months, Highest Since 2003

The technology-based fencing system, which would detect all forms of intrusion along the border, is being designed with the intent to curb the infiltration of Pakistani militants using the porous borders. Also Read - India-China Standoff: 'No Force Can Stop Indian Troops From Patrolling Ladakh Border', Says Rajnath Singh in Rajya Sabha

“We are implementing a comprehensive integrated border management (CBIM) plan and are running a pilot project to make our international border (IB) along Pakistan secure,” the BSF chief said. ALSO READ: CRPF killed 75 militants, nabbed over 250 in J&K this year Also Read - India's NSA Ajit Doval Walks Out of SCO Meet as Pakistan Presents 'Fictitious Map' Showing Jammu and Kashmir as Its Own

On being asked whether the government is contemplating a similar ‘smart fence’ on the Indo-Bangla border, DG Sharma replied that it depends on the resources available before the BSF.

“My priority is Pakistan, as anything that happens here (along the Indo-Pak border), has grave consequences. We are working to ensure complete sealing of this border and make it more fortified,” he added.

The Director General clarified that no steps have been initiated to turn the 4,096-km long India-Bangla border impregnable, similar to the project planned to be implemented in Jammu sector by March 2018.

The remarks of BSF DG are not in accordance with an earlier statement issued by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, promising to completely seal the Assam portion of Indo-Bangla border by first half of 2018.

The BSF chief, however, assured that border relations between India and Bangladesh are at an “all-time high”, which would compel both the nations to initiate measures which would further strengthen the borders. Both the governments of India and Bangladesh have good relations and the ties between the BSF and its counterpart Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are also at an all-time high, he added.

Speaking on the ongoing infiltration attempts from Pakistan, the DG claimed that the menace has largely been restricted in the Kashmir Valley, where instances of border violation have been recorded at the Line of Control. Along the IB in Jammu, no infiltration occurred over the past year, he claimed.

While the BSF has absolute control over the IB, the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir is under the control of Army, where the BSF is deployed under its operational command, DG Sharma added.