Question : Border Fencing

(a) the details of the length of border over which Border Fence has been erected along international border with Bangladesh in the States of Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram;

(b) whether the Government has the details of the length of border which has still remained unfenced in the said States;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the reason as to why the fencing work could not be completed in these stretches;

(d) whether the Government has fixed any timeline within which the unfenced
length of border would be fenced completely; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (e): The total length of Indo-Bangladesh border is 4096.70 Km out of which 1880 Km is along Assam (263 Km), Meghalaya (443 Km), Tripura (856 Km) and Mizoram (318 Km). Out of 1880 km, approx. 1477 km has been covered by fencing. Remaining approx 403 Km will be covered by Technological solutions (approx. 62 km) and physical fencing (approx. 341 Km). The fencing work could not be completed due to difficult terrain, short working season, land acquisition problem, public protests and objections by Border Guard Bangladesh. The Government is regularly monitoring the progress of work to ensure its completion at the earliest.

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