India shares 4,096.7 km border with Bangladesh and 3,323 km with Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cost of around 1 km of fence is approximately \u20b91.99 crore.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018rickety\u2019 barbed wires along the Pakistan and Bangladesh border are being replaced with meshed fence made of steel and coated with anti-rust paint, a senior government official said on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Border Security Force (BSF) that is deployed along the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders has been tasked to ensure that the fence is installed in a time-bound manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently a pilot project has been sanctioned at a cost of \u20b914.3 crore at Lathitila in Assam\u2019s Silchar district. The clearance was first given in 2016. \u201cThis will be a complete overhaul of the security system. The unique quality of the new fence is that it cannot be snipped,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that nobody can climb it. \u201cThere are many pockets along the border where the old barbed wires are so fragile that they can be destroyed with a mild push,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the functioning of the BSF on December 14 where various technological solutions to plug the porous stretches of the border was discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The official said a comprehensive review was done and all the vulnerable spots along the eastern and western borders have been mapped and identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) is implementing the project and the contract has been given to a firm called AON Fencing & Gates, headquartered in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The official said the border guarding forces have been asked to be on high alert as there are inputs of infiltration attempts from Pakistan once the winter subsides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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