2,535 km of fencing work completed
Newmai News Network
SHILLONG, June 5 – About 2,535.80 kms of fencing has so far been
completed along the Indo-Bangladesh borders by the Union Government out of a
total length of 3,286.87 km with construction in 751 km presently under
implementation.
This was reveled in the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (2007-08).
The government is implementing the work of construction of fencing, flood
lighting and roads along these borders, in two phases to check illegal cross
border activities and illegal migration. Fencing, however, has not been
undertaken in some areas due to non-feasibility, riverine/low lying areas,
population within 150 yards of the border and pending land acquisition cases.
In addition, 3,250.60 km of border roads have also been constructed out of
sanctioned length of 3,663 km.
Government has decided to undertake floodlighting in 2,840 km along the entire
length of Indo-Bangladesh border in the stretches where the fencing has been
erected, at an estimated cost of Rs.1,327 crore. The floodlighting works are
expected to be completed by the year 2011-12.
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