Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed district magistrates to monitor and report on demographic changes occurring in border districts, a government release issued on Saturday quoted Shah as saying.
Shah, who held a meeting with state government officials, BSF, district magistrates (DMs) and police chiefs of the border districts in Gujarat on Saturday, also stated that administrations of border districts should formulate SOPs to ensure identification of existing infiltrators and the tracking of threats related to drones and narcotics.
The Security Coordination Groups would comprise the BSF, Coast Guard, Income Tax Department, Enforcement Directorate and the managers of leading banks in the area.
This is the first time that such a group of officials from different wings of the government is being established.
Shah is currently touring the western frontier along the India-Pakistan border, where he has been interacting with BSF personnel and chairing security review meetings.
The HM visit is likely to reach West Bengal on June 15 and stay for a few days... He will visit some of the districts among the nine districts where fencing work has resumed.
