GUWAHATI: Union govt has directed Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur to accelerate efforts in fencing their sections of the India-Myanmar border to prevent illegal immigration, militant activity, and drug trafficking through the porous boundary. The fencing is also viewed as crucial for internal security and maintaining demographic integrity.
The 1,643km international border is shared by Arunachal (520km), Nagaland (215), Manipur (398), and Mizoram (510). Currently, only 10km of the border in Manipur is fenced.
In Feb, Union home minister Amit Shah announced plans for fencing the entire border, leading to protests in Mizoram and Nagaland. The recent central directive excludes Nagaland and Mizoram due to their opposition.
MHA has asked state govts to coordinate with Assam Rifles and Border Roads Organisation to finalise locations and alignments for the fence.
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Read MorePrabin Kalita is a journalist at The Times of India and is currently the Chief of Bureau (northeast). He has been reporting in mainstream Indian national media since 2001. He has been a field journalist reporting gamut of issues from India’s northeastern region and major developments in neighbouring countries like Myanmar, China, Bhutan and Bangladesh concerning India and northeastern region. He has been covering insurgency—internal and cross-border, politics, natural calamities, environment etc. He is a post-graduate in Geological Sciences from Gauhati University.
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