Chandigarh, May 9 || The Punjab Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Friday decided to deploy nine anti-drone systems along the Pakistan border.
"We are ready to foil Pakistan's conspiracy as monitoring will be done through a high-tech system," a statement issued by the Punjab government said.
It said the government's action "is a big step to break the back of terrorism". It said the government is in an action mode as the drug trade that funds terrorism will be ended.
The government will be deploying the anti-drone system for the first time to stop drug smuggling through drones, the statement read.
"Also, the border security will now be more robust," it said, adding that the AAP government "shows political will".
In another major decision, the Cabinet included war victims and terror victims under the 'Farishte Yojana' to get free treatment.
Meanwhile, amid heightened tension, the AAP government in Punjab, which shares a 532-km border with Pakistan, deputed Cabinet ministers in all six sensitive border districts -- Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran -- that have already been placed on high alert. Ministers Lal Chand Kataruchak and Ravjot Singh would go to Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts, while Kuldeep Dhaliwal and Mohinder Bhagat will take charge of Amritsar district, and Laljit Bhullar and Harbhajan Singh will reach Tarn Taran.