PIB Release:Fencing Along Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Pak Borders

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs

16-March-2011 

Out of the sanctioned fencing of 3436 km along Indo-Bangladesh border, approximately, 2435 km of fencing has been completed. Similarly, along Indo-Pak border 1926 km of fending has been completed against the sanctioned stretch of 2044 km.

Due to various constraints like delay in land acquisition, erection of fending within 150 yards of international border, statutory clearances under Wild Life and Forest Act, public protest and factors like inundation of water in alignment of fencing in Gujarat, the project works have been affected.

The scheduled date for completion of the fencing projects is March, 2012.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Mullappally Ramachandran in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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