Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said anti-drone system will be deployed along the international border for strengthening security. "The Modi government is committed towards strengthening the security system along the border. Soon anti-drone system will be deployed on our country's borders," he said. Smuggling of arms, ammunition and narcotics from across the international border to Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir has been a major problem confronting the border guarding forces, Shah said. He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has been successful in cracking down on narcotics and terrorism. He was addressing the 31st meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Amritsar Stating that in the last five years, the role of zonal councils has changed from advisory nature to action platforms, he said the Northern Zonal Council has an important place from the point of view of development and security of India, being home to 21 per cent of the country's land and 13 per cent of the population. More than 35 per cent of the food grains are produced in the Northern region, he said. Shah said the majority of personnel in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Army, guarding the country's borders, come from the states and Union Territories in the Northern Zonal Council. The Union minister asked the members — Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh — to resolve their disputes related to water sharing with an open mind and mutual discussion. He asked all the member states to pay special attention to collective priority issues such as cooperative movement in the country, dropout rate of schoolchildren and malnutrition. The home minister said not even a single child should remain malnourished in the country. It is the responsibility of everyone to reduce the school dropout rate, he said, adding giving impetus to the cooperative movement will help in taking more than 60 crore people of the country towards prosperity. He urged all member states and UTs to adopt natural and organic farming, as it will be hugely beneficial for the farmers of the country. He also assured help to the Himachal Pradesh government in dealing with the situation arising out of the recent floods.
