Lok Sabha Question No. 411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Cross Border Infiltration
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 411

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019/, MAGHA 16, 1940 (SAKA)

CROSS BORDER INFILTRATION

411.  SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether infiltration along the international borders of the country continues to remain unabated;
- (b) if so, the number of such cases reported during each of the last three years and the current year, border-wise;
- (c)  the  status  of  fencing  and  floodlighting  to  check  infiltration  along  the international borders, State-wise and border-wise;
- (d) whether construction of roads from strategic point of view have also been undertaken along the borders; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the other measures taken to check infiltration along the borders?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to  (e)  The  Government  has  adopted  a  multipronged  approach  to  check infiltration by patrolling; sharing of intelligence and conduct of joint operations; erection  of  border  fencing;  installation  of  border  floodlights;  use  of  water crafts/boats and floating Border Out Posts (BOPs) for domination of riverine area of  the  border;  liaison  with  police,  intelligence  agencies,  local  government agencies; laying nakas; establishment of observation posts and using surveillance equipments like Night Vision Devices (NVDs); Hand Held Thermal Imagers  (HHTIs);  Long  Range  Recce  Observation  Systems  (LORROS),  etc  for effective  technical  surveillance.    Additonally,  Mobile  Vehicle  Check  Posts (MVCPs), Area Domination Patrols (ADPs), short and long range patrols along the

## LS.US.Q.NO.411 FOR 05.02.2019

border are being launched on regular basis and review of vulnerability mapping of BOPs from the point of infiltration are carried out.  However, due to hostile, mountainous  terrain  and  porous  nature  of  the  border,  some  incidents  of infiltration were reported during the last three years as per details given below:-

| Borders                | No. of cases reported   | No. of cases reported   | No. of cases reported   |
|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Borders                | 2016                    | 2017                    | 2018                    |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | 3                       | Nil                     | Nil                     |
| Indo-Pakistan Border   | 25                      | 21                      | 28                      |
| Indo-Nepal Border      | 6                       | 3                       | 3                       |
| Indo-Bhutan Border     | Nil                     | Nil                     | Nil                     |
| Indo-China Border      | Nil                     | Nil                     | Nil                     |
| Indo-Myanmar Border    | 74                      | 99                      | 109                     |

Based on threat perception and security requirements, the fencing/ floodlighting has been erected along India-Pakistan and India Bangladesh borders only.   The status of fencing and floodlighting, State-wise and border-wise along the IndoBangladesh and Indo-Pakistan border is given below:-

| Borders                | State       |   Fencing Completed (in kms) |   Floodlighting Completed kms) | (in   |
|------------------------|-------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------|
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | West Bengal |                     1217.61  |                       1271.99  |       |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Assam       |                      210.225 |                        217.07  |       |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Meghalaya   |                      328.624 |                        314.4   |       |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Mizoram     |                      164.04  |                         64.974 |       |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Tripura     |                      770.173 |                        667.8   |       |
| Indo-Pakistan Border   | J&K         |                      185.938 |                        185.938 |       |
| Indo-Pakistan Border   | Punjab      |                      489.28  |                        495.003 |       |
| Indo-Pakistan Border   | Rajasthan   |                     1038.44  |                       1003.73  |       |
| Indo-Pakistan Border   | Gujarat     |                      279.68  |                        278     |       |

## LS.US.Q.NO.411 FOR 05.02.2019

-  The border roads are constructed keeping in view the administrative and operational  requirements  of  the  Border  guarding  forces.    The  State-wise details of border roads   are as under:-

| Borders                | State             |   Border Roads Completed (in kms) |
|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | West Bengal       |                          1689     |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Assam             |                           259.88  |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Meghalaya         |                           399.21  |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Mizoram           |                           333.89  |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Tripura           |                           943.01  |
| Indo-Pakistan Border   | Rajasthan         |                           130.696 |
| Indo-Pakistan Border   | Gujarat           |                           279.68  |
| Indo-Nepal Border      | Uttar Pradesh     |                           106     |
| Indo-Nepal Border      | Bihar             |                            93.12  |
| Indo-Nepal Border      | Uttarakhand       |                            12     |
| Indo-China Border      | Himachal Pradesh  |                            36.23  |
| Indo-China Border      | Arunachal Pradesh |                            39.7   |
| Indo-China Border      | Sikkim            |                            68.7   |
| Indo-China Border      | Uttarakhand       |                            22.05  |
| Indo-China Border      | J&K               |                           144.13  |

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