New Delhi

Fencing work on India-Pakistan border in Gujarat/Sindh sector of Rann of Kutch will be completed in next 36 months as per Minister of State, Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju.

Fencing work will take place only in feasible areas depending on the climatic conditions in the Rann of Kutch.

Rijiju said, “the Government has sanctioned barbed wire fencing of 2071.42 km along the Indo-Pakistan border. Out of this, fencing of 1986.98 km has been completed and balance is in progress. The balance work in the State of Gujarat may take about 36 months for completion in feasible areas depending on the climatic conditions.”

On Indo-Myanmar border he said, “the fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border bas been sanctioned only in the State of Manipur for a stretch of 10.00 km, out of which about 4.00 km of work has been completed. The fencing work has been stopped due to the protest from the Government of Manipur and local populace.”

On Indo-Bangladesh border Rijiju said, “the Government has sanctioned barbed wire fencing of 3326.14 km along the Indo-Bangladesh border. Out of this, 2708.77 km of fencing has been completed. The target for completion of the project is by March, 2019.”

The total length of International border (land) of India is 15,106.7 Kms. 17 States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal are the States on the International Border.

–DeshGujarat