Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Smuggling of Urea
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†33

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST JULY, 2015/ASHADHA 30, 1937 (SAKA)

**SMUGGLING OF UREA**

†33.	SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there are reports of smuggling of urea to the neighbouring countries;

(b) if so, the number of such cases reported and the number of persons arrested along with the quantum of urea seized during each of the last three years and the current year, border-wise; and

(c) the measures taken by the Government to check the cross-border smuggling of urea?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (b):	There have been reports of smuggling of Urea from India to the neighbouring countries. The details of such cases reported and the number of persons arrested along with the quantum of urea seized during each of the last three years and the current year, border-wise are as under:

| Name of the Border   | Year                    | No. of cases of smuggling of Urea reported   | Quantity seized  (in MT)   | No. of Persons arrested   |
|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| Indo-Bangladesh      | 2012                    | 348                                          | 69.06                      | NIL                       |
| Indo-Bangladesh      | 2013                    | 356                                          | 134.00                     | 2                         |
| Indo-Bangladesh      | 2014                    | 140                                          | 40.08                      | NIL                       |
| Indo-Bangladesh      | 2015  (Upto June, 2015) | 44                                           | 6.03                       | 1                         |
| Indo-Bhutan          | 2012                    | NIL                                          | NIL                        | NIL                       |

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|               | 2013                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
|---------------|-------------------------|-------|--------|-------|
|               | 2014                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
|               | 2015  (Upto June, 2015) | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-China    | 2012                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-China    | 2013                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-China    | 2014                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-China    | 2015  (Upto June, 2015) | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-Myanmar  | 2012                    | 5     | 36.50  | NIL   |
| Indo-Myanmar  | 2013                    | 2     | 10.00  | NIL   |
| Indo-Myanmar  | 2014                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-Myanmar  | 2015  (Upto June, 2015) | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-Nepal    | 2012                    | 722   | 839.73 | 118   |
| Indo-Nepal    | 2013                    | 468   | 410.55 | 55    |
| Indo-Nepal    | 2014                    | 389   | 356.05 | 32    |
| Indo-Nepal    | 2015  (Upto June, 2015) | 85    | 56.83  | 4     |
| Indo-Pakistan | 2012                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-Pakistan | 2013                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-Pakistan | 2014                    | NIL   | NIL    | NIL   |
| Indo-Pakistan | 2015  (Upto June, 2015) | 2     | 1.5    | NIL   |

(c): The following measures are being taken by concerned Departments/Border Guarding Forces to check the cross-border smuggling of urea:

1. Effective domination of the borders by the Border Guarding Forces through carrying out round the clock surveillance of the border viz. patrolling, laying nakas, establishing observation posts all along the border and strengthening of existing defences of the BOPs.

1. The riverine segments of the International Borders of the country are being patrolled and dominated with the help of water crafts/speed boats/floating Border Out Posts (BOPs) of Border Guarding Forces (BGFs).

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1. Usage of Hi-Tech surveillance equipments along with day and night vision devices for further enhancing the border domination.

1. Vulnerability mapping of BOPs, which are prone to smuggling, is reviewed from time to time.  These identified BOPs have been strengthened by deploying additional manpower, Special Surveillance Equipments, vehicles and other infrastructure support.

(v)	Government has sanctioned construction of fence, floodlights and additional BOPs along Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Pakistan Border.

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