Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Bandi Sanjay Praises SSB’s Technology-Driven Border Security Efforts
Bandi Sanjay Kumar praised the Sashastra Seema Bal, or SSB, for protecting India’s borders with Nepal and Bhutan.
The force guards about 2,450 kilometres of international borders.
It uses tools such as drones, cameras, night-vision equipment and GPS to help its personnel work safely.
The minister opened new buildings for SSB personnel in Lucknow.
He also launched construction projects in Gorakhpur and Maharajganj.
The government has approved Rs 191 crore for these projects.
The SSB works against crimes such as drug smuggling, arms trafficking and illegal migration.
It also helps people during floods, earthquakes and landslides.
The force runs medical, education, skills and other programmes for border communities.
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar praised the Sashastra Seema Bal for guarding about 2,450 kilometres of borders with Nepal and Bhutan.
The SSB is using drones, CCTV, thermal imagers, night-vision devices, GPS patrols, secure communications and GIS planning.
New SSB facilities were inaugurated in Lucknow, while projects in Gorakhpur and Maharajganj received foundation stones.
The Centre sanctioned Rs 191 crore for the construction projects and welfare-related infrastructure.
Bandi Sanjay highlighted the SSB’s actions against border crimes, disaster-response readiness and community outreach programmes.
- Who
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar and the Sashastra Seema Bal.
- What
- The minister praised the SSB’s border-security work, technology use, infrastructure development, crime-fighting and community services.
- When
- Friday, during Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s visit to Uttar Pradesh.
- Where
- The SSB headquarters in Lucknow, with projects also announced for Gorakhpur and Maharajganj.
- Why
- To strengthen border management, improve facilities for SSB personnel and respond to emerging security threats.
- Border responsibility
- Approximately 2,450 kilometres of international borders with Nepal and Bhutan
- Technology used
- Drones, CCTV surveillance, thermal imagers, night-vision devices, GPS-based patrolling, secure digital communication and GIS-based planning
- Construction funding
- Rs 191 crore sanctioned by the Centre
- New facilities
- Barracks, a subordinate officers’ mess and residential buildings opened for the SSB’s 4th Battalion in Lucknow
- Planned projects
- A Regional Headquarters, Training Centre and Joint Hospital in Gorakhpur, and the 22nd Battalion in Maharajganj
- Disaster response
- The SSB has 18 relief and rescue teams prepared for floods, earthquakes and landslides
- Personnel deaths
- The minister said 51 SSB personnel had died in border and internal-security operations since the force’s inception