Lok Sabha Question No. 3909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Border Security in Gujarat
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN, PARESH RAWAL, DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3909

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015/PAUSHA 1, 1937 (SAKA)

## BORDER SECURITY IN GUJARAT

3909.

SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the length of border of Gujarat with Pakistan;
- (b)  whether  a  number  of  cases  of  smuggling  of  weapons/contraband  as well  as  infiltration  of  anti-nationals  have  been  reported  and  if  so,  the details thereof during the last three years;
- (c)  whether  the  border  fencing  in  the  Runn  of  Kutch  has  remained incomplete and the portions which  were erected  earlier  have  collapsed due to corrosion and defective foundation;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with the status  of  fencing at the said border; and
- (e) the time by which the fencing work on the entire stretch of Indo-Pak Border in the State is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Gujarat State has a total of 508 Km of International Border (IB) with Pakistan.
- (b) The details of cases of smuggling of weapons, contraband items and apprehension of infiltrators reported along the Indo-Pakistan border in the State of Gujarat during last three years are as under:-

LS.US.Q.No. 3909 FOR 22.12.2015

|   Year |   No. of cases of seizure contraband items |   No. of cases of apprehension of infiltrators | No. of cases of seizure of weapons   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|   2012 |                                         15 |                                             11 | Nil                                  |
|   2013 |                                         19 |                                             15 | Nil                                  |
|   2014 |                                          9 |                                              8 | Nil                                  |

(c)  &  (d):  On  the  basis  of  feasibility  to  construct  fence,  the  Government has sanctioned construction of 340.00 km of border fencing in the State of Gujarat, out of which the fencing work to the extent of about 264 km has  been  completed.  Due  to  the  extreme  nature  of  topography,  the fencing  and  its  foundation  is  prone  to  corrosion  by  the  salty  water  and heavy  inundation  because  of  which  some  parts  of  the  fencing  have deteriorated. Maintenance  of  fencing  is a  continuous process.  The maintenance of fence is  entrusted  to  Border  Security  Force(BSF)  which carries out the maintenance works of damaged/deteriorated fence.

(e): It may take about 36 months for completion of the balance works in feasible area depending on the climatic condition.

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