79% of Bangladesh border fencing over, 865 km left, Parliament told

NEW DELHI: Union ministry of home affairs informed Parliament that around 79% of India-Bangladesh border fencing was now complete and construction efforts were ongoing to cover the remaining stretches.

In a statement, MHA said around 864 km India-Bangladesh border was yet to be fenced which included a length of 174.5km of non-feasible gap.

"The challenges faced in completing the feasible stretches of fencing projects relate to land acquisition, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) objections, limited working season and land slide/marshy land," MoS (home) Nityanand Rai said on Tuesday.

Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Rai acknowledged that it had been conveyed to Govt of Bangladesh that India would observe all protocols and agreements between the two govts and between BSF and BGB with regard to security measures at the border, including for fencing. "Govt of India's expectation that all earlier understandings will be implemented by Bangladesh and there will be a cooperative approach to combating cross-border crimes has also been conveyed to Govt of Bangladesh," he added. TNN