Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said fencing work on a 10-km stretch of the India-Myanmar border had been completed. The government plans to fence the entire 1,643-km-long border to ensure better surveillance and patrolling.

In a detailed post on X, Shah said, “The Modi government is committed to building impenetrable borders. It has decided to construct a fence along the entire 1,643-km-long Indo-Myanmar border. To facilitate better surveillance, a patrol track along the border will also be paved.”

He further informed that out of the total border length, a 10-km stretch in Moreh, Manipur, had already been fenced. Furthermore, two pilot projects of fencing through a hybrid surveillance system were under execution, he said.

“Additionally, fencing work covering 20 km in Manipur has also been approved. The work will start soon,” the minister added. The decision has come just three days after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had met Shah in Delhi. The February 3 meeting had taken place amid renewed violence in the state, and after the meeting, Singh had posted on X that “Rest assured, the Government of India is set to take some important decisions in the interests of the people of Manipur”.

While addressing the Raising Day ceremony of Sashastra Seema Bal in Assam’s Tezpur on January 20, the Union Home Minister had said that the Centre would soon fence the 1,643-km border and would consider ending its free movement regime (FMR) agreement with the neighbouring country.

Courtesy: The Tribune India: 7th Feb , 2024