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The Indian Army has constructed an anti-infiltration obstacle system (AIOS) in Kashmir Valley and Jammu region close to the line of control to check cross border illegal activities including terrorism. The government has sanctioned 2,043.63 km of border fencing and 2,009.52 km of floodlighting along the Indo-Pakistan border; out of which 1,940.72 km of border fencing and 1,878.92 km of floodlighting has been completed.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has 609 existing Border Out Posts (BOPs) along the Indo-Pakistan border. The government has sanctioned, 126 additional BOPs (including reconstruction of 38 existing BOPs in Jammu) along this border at an estimated cost of Rs. 350.60 crore, according to the Minister of State for Home Mullapally Ramachandran.
In addition, the government has also sanctioned construction of earthen bund, metalled road and naka-cum-fighting bunkers along the home side of existing security fence over 179 km length of border at an estimated cost of Rs. 341.00 crore in Jammu sector along the Indo-Pakistan border.