India to seal border with Pakistan, Bangladesh soon: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: India is pondering over sealing the international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh soon, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday.

The Indian home minister was addressing the passing out parade of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Madhya Pradesh.

He said India is planning to seal the international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh as soon as possible. This could be India's major step against terrorism and the problem of refugees.

The minister added that the border with Pakistan would be sealed by 2018.

"The project will be periodically monitored by the Home Secretary at the Central level, the BSF from the security forces' perspective and the Chief Secretaries at the state-level," Singh said, adding that the government would apply technological solutions for sealing the border in difficult terrains.

Singh also spoke about the planning for an effective grievances redressal mechanism in the forces which will be implemented soon. Couple of months ago, video of a soldier of the BSF had gone viral in which he complained of the treatment meted out to them by their high-ups.

"We are planning for an effective grievances redressal mechanism in the forces. The forces are coming forward with such mechanism," he said.