Lok Sabha Question No. 2056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Fencing along Border
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahendrabhai Kalubhai Munjpara, Rebati Tripura, Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2056

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  MARCH, 2020/ PHALGUNA 13, 1941 (SAKA)

FENCING ALONG BORDER

2056.

DR. MUNJPARA MAHENDRABHAI KALUBHAI: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (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?

ANSWER

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,

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2056 FOR 03.03.2020

public  protests  and  objections  by  Border  Guard  Bangladesh.  On  IndoPakistan  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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L.S.US.Q.NO.2056 FOR 03.03.2020

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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