[Assam] 2,535 km of fencing work completed

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

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.