The defence ministry has increased surveillance at the borders with the help of lights made with the help of indigenous technology by a Kanpur firm. The lights on the outskirts cover a radius of up to one kilometre, so that enemy movements can be seen clearly. To increase its range, lenses have been used on LEDs.
Mahendra Awasthi, MD, Carpet Lights Company, said during the demo that these searchlights rotate continuously for 360 degrees. So far, four thousand lights have been supplied on the borders of Punjab, Gujarat, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
Mahendra Awasthi added that he has been working to make such lights for 25 years.
“When the Galwan Valley incident happened, that time we got the order for lights for the India-China Border,” Awasthi said.
Twenty Indian soldiers and an unspecified number of Chinese troops died in the Galwan Valley clash on June 15, 2020. According to reports, pitch-black darkness in the area was a major reason behind the incident as the forces had to face difficulty during the incident.
