December 17, 2014. Land Border near Sir Creek Facts Located in West-North-West of Kutch district of Gujarat. 96 kms in length from the mouth of.

April 11, 2023

Land Border near Sir CreekFacts Located in West-North-West of Kutch district of Gujarat.

96 kms in length from the mouth of Sir Creek to Border Pillar No. 1175

180 Km away from Bhuj.

50 Km away from Narayan Sarovar / Koteshwar.

International border passes in the mid of Sir Creek dividing India & Pak.

Importance Strategic defense location

To check the presence of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA)/

Pakistan Navy on hostile border.

To keep PMSA away from Indian Water.

To avoid infiltration/ undesirable movements.

To Stop direct surveillance /movement on Indian Forces.

To avoid terrorist base/camps in nearby area of border

Traditional Area Surveillance

Border Security Force Deployment on Land border

Patrolling in creek area by Water Wing Battalions of BSF.

Aerial survey by Helicopter / UAV/ Aircrafts.

Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force are doing need base

surveillance / operations from nearest location

Recently patrolling by ATV vehicles.

Harami Nala – Some Facts Harami Nala – Inward Extension of Sir Creek & Kori Creek

Formed by the estuary of Indus River as it meets the Arabian Sea –

Spread over 500 Sq Km

Brackish Water Creek- Easily Accessible to Fishing boats from Pakistan

Presence of Fishes makes it attractive for Fishing boats from Pakistan

Almost inaccessible from Indian Side

Harsh Operating conditions- Marshy Land, Dusty, High Temperature, No

tree cover, Muddy Water, Salty Environment

Difficult to Monitor due to absence of infrastructure

Nearest habitite presence at Lakhpat- Nearly 35 kms away

Regular unverifiable inputs from Indian citizens about intrusion of

Pakistani Fishing Boats in the area

Harami Nala - Salient Features

Harami Nala

Lakhpat

Dyapar

Territory of Pakistan

Territory of India

Absence of infrastructure makes it difficult for Security Forces to verify inputs about intrusion by Pakistani Fishing Boats

Security Forces make regular sorties with manned and unmanned aircraft but unable to verify the inputs

Difficult to operate manned and unmanned aircraft in inclement weather Ground forces unable to reach the point of intrusion due to absence of

accurate and pin-point information Rapid Deployment a difficult proposition due to absence of infrastructure The inflitrators when apprehended would inform that they were present in Indian territory for last 36 hrs before being captured. In the intervening time between information being received and capture of fishing boats, many events against national interest could have happened

Security Issues

Point of Interest

500 Metres

Technological Intervention In 2009 initiative was taken by Gujarat Police to use available satellite imaging

technology to pinpoint the intrusions

ISRO and BISAG were contacted for help but ready mate solution was not available.

Territory of Pakistan

Territory of India

Area of Interest

Technological Intervention Contd..* Central Intelligence agencies helped to provide detailed Satellite

imageries at frequent interval.

* The area of interest was marked where unverified inputs about intrusion were being regularly received

The area of interest data was sent to relevant satellite imaging organization of Government of India

The Satellite Imaging organization was requested to provide the imaging details on a regular basis

During the next pass of Satellite the relevant area was imaged.

The images were processed, the intruding boats were identified with their direction of movement and sent to Gujarat Police.

These precise information helped a lot to resolve the infiltration of boats in Haraminala.

Satellite Images

Boat 2(24.0320N, 68.8027E)

Boat 1 (24.0300N, 68.7950E)

Satellite Images Contd.. Some more images received

Boat 3(24.0193N, 68.7972E)

Boat 4(24.0610N, 68.7601E)

Electronic Intelligence received regularly was then collated on a daily basis

The Intelligence inputs were passed on to the relevant organizations A pattern of intrusion was developed based on the electronic intelligence

received The Electronic intelligence gathering was also retuned as per the

developed pattern Security Forces starts deployment based on the accurate inputs

received. Regular inputs received from Gujarat Police makes the job of on-ground

forces easier Due to regular inputs received additional Security Forces were deployed Additional equipment and boats deployed in the Indian side of Harami

Nala Permanent Post created near Harami Nala to keep a watchful eye on

intrusions and activities against national interest Intrusions have drastically come down as per information received

The long standing intrusion problem - since independence, finally resolved due to judicious technology intervention

Mitigation and Resolution

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