Question : Fencing along Border

(a) whether it is a fact that the work of fencing of borders in all sensitive States on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Pakistan border could not be completed in a timebound manner, including in Assam, Tripura and West Bengal;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the pendency of works against the schedule, State-wise;

(c) the time by which the remaining fencing work is likely to be completed; and

(d) whether the Government has any information regarding infiltration from Indo-Bangladesh border (IBB) since 2014 till date and if so, the details thereof?

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


(a) to (c): The fencing work on Indo-Bangladesh Border could not be completed due to various reasons which inter-alia include difficult terrain, riverine and marshy land, short working season, land acquisition problems,



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public protests and objections by Border Guard Bangladesh. On Indo-Pakistan Border, the fencing could not be completed due to difficult terrain, including riverine/marshy land. The Government is regularly monitoring the progress of work.

The details of fencing state-wise are as under:-
(Length in Km)

State Total International Border International Border covered by Fence Balance
INDO-PAK BORDER
J&K 191.660 187.550 4.110
Punjab 553.000 542.741 10.259
Rajasthan 1037.000 1037.000 0.000
Gujarat 508.000 273.268 234.732

Total
2289.66

2040.559

249.101


INDO-BANGLADESH BORDER
West Bengal 2216.700 1637.048 579.652
Assam 263.000 208.096 54.904
Meghalaya 443.000 324.429 118.571
Mizoram 318.000 155.077 162.923
Tripura 856.000 790.424 65.576

Total
4096.7

3115.074

981.626


(d): Border guarding forces conduct regular patrolling, lay nakas and establish observation posts and carry out anti tunneling exercise to stop illegal infiltration. However, some infiltrators are able to enter in a clandestine and surreptious manner, mainly due to difficult riverine terrain


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in parts of international border with Bangladesh which are not amenable to physical fencing. The details of infiltrators who were apprehended along Indo-Bangladesh border during the last 6 years is as under:-

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 (upto 22 Feb.)
Total 2455 3426 2075 1175 1118 1351 183


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