(a) whether some parts of fencing on the Line of Control at Indo-Pak Border
have been damaged ;
(b) if so, the total areas in kilometers where fencing has been damaged ;
(c) whether the terrorists have intruded through such areas ;
(d) if so, whether the work of re-fencing is being done; and
(e) if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)
(a)to(e) : The fence on the Line of Control (LoC) in high altitude areas gets buried
under snow during winters and gets damaged at places. Necessary repair work is
undertaken immediately to ensure resuscitation of its obstacle potential. In the
interim period, alternate anti-infiltration measures are resorted to check infiltration.
This year also the LoC fence has been fully restored.
Due to the difficult nature of terrain and the vast expanse of the LoC, there is a
multi-tiered arrangement in place to check infiltration. The trends of infiltration are
being constantly monitored at various levels.