Question : Expenditure on Border Fencing

(a) the amount sanctioned and spent for the International Border Fencing between India and Bangladesh during the last five years;

(b) the total distance to be fenced on Indo-Bangladesh Border and other borders and the distance fenced so far along with the time by which all fencing work are likely to be completed, border-wise;

(c) the number of infiltrators who have infiltrated through the fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border during the said period; and

(d) the status of the schemes for Indo-Bangla Border during the said period and the reasons for delay thereof, if any?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): The details of amount sanctioned and spent for the International Border Fencing between India and Bangladesh during the last five years are as under:

Sno. Year Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Crore) Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)
1. 2014-15 274.13 274.18
2. 2015-16 175.00 156.24
3. 2016-17 100.00 97.48
4. 2017-18 200.00 201.95
5. 2018-19 408.58 408.63
Total 1157.71 1138.48

(b): The details of fencing along Indo Bangladesh & Indo Pakistan border are as under:
(Length in Kms)
Border Length of International Border Fence sanctioned Fence Completed Work in progress Balance Probable date of completion
Indo-Bangladesh Border 4096.70 3326.14 2803.013 169.64 353.487 December, 2020
Indo-Pakistan Border 2289.70 2069.046 2004.66 64.38 - March, 2022

(c): Border guarding forces conduct regular patrolling, lay nakas and establish observation posts and carry out anti tunneling exercise to stop illegal infiltration.
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However, some illegal migrants are able to enter in a clandestine and surreptitious manner, mainly due to difficult riverine terrain in parts of international border with Bangladesh which are not amenable to physical fencing. As such, the accurate number of infiltrators is not available. However the details of infiltrators who were apprehended along Indo-Bangladesh border during the last 5 years w.e.f. 01.01.2014 to 31.12.2018 and current year up to 30.06.2019 is as under:-
India-Bangladesh Border

Border State Year
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (upto 30.06.2019)
West Bengal 2260 3296 1875 992 900 379
Assam 22 8 7 11 11 6
Meghalaya 64 57 63 47 39 11
Mizoram 8 0 0 3 3 7
Tripura
101 65 130 122 165 94
Total 2455
3426
2075
1175
1118
497


(d): The schemes for creation of border infrastructure works like fence, road, floodlight and BOPs are in progress and their expected date for completion is December, 2020.
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