India, May 23 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that the Centre will soon roll out a technology-driven "smart border" project using drones, radars, smart cameras and other advanced surveillance systems to make the 6,000-km fronts with Pakistan and Bangladesh "impenetrable" and curb infiltration.

Addressing the Border Security Force (BSF) Investiture Ceremony and Rustamji Memorial Lecture in the capital, Shah said the project aims to create an integrated border security grid over the next year by deploying modern technologies along the country's most vulnerable frontiers.

"The government and home ministry will provide technological support to transform the country's border into a smart border. Work is progressing towar...