India committed to completing fencing project along Bangladesh border
Saturday, 24 April 2010
NEW DELHI, April 23 (BSS): Indian State Minister for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran informed the Rajya Sabha Thursday that Indian government was committed to completing the fencing project along Bangladesh border.
"The scheduled date for completion of the sanctioned projects is March 2012," the minister said in reply to a question from Kumar Deepak Dhar.
Responding to another question whether some construction work along the Indo-Bangla border in Assam had been stopped due to objections raised by the Bangladesh border force, the minister said that on March 29, 2010 some Bangladesh nationals along with the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) entered into Faksarkutti village of Dhubri district of Assam along the Indo-Bangla border.
He said they prevented Indian villagers from undertaking electrification work in the area on the pretext that no construction work was permitted within 150 yards from the zero line.
The minister further stated that a flag meeting was held the next day between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the BDR to resolve the issue. "It has been clarified to the Bangladesh Rifles that the routine developmental activities for the welfare of the border population may be done within 150 yards as they are not defensive structure".
"The scheduled date for completion of the sanctioned projects is March 2012," the minister said in reply to a question from Kumar Deepak Dhar.
Responding to another question whether some construction work along the Indo-Bangla border in Assam had been stopped due to objections raised by the Bangladesh border force, the minister said that on March 29, 2010 some Bangladesh nationals along with the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) entered into Faksarkutti village of Dhubri district of Assam along the Indo-Bangla border.
He said they prevented Indian villagers from undertaking electrification work in the area on the pretext that no construction work was permitted within 150 yards from the zero line.
The minister further stated that a flag meeting was held the next day between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the BDR to resolve the issue. "It has been clarified to the Bangladesh Rifles that the routine developmental activities for the welfare of the border population may be done within 150 yards as they are not defensive structure".