NewzVille Desk
India is having 4096.7 km border line with neighbouring country Bangladesh, out of which 3232.218 km has been covered with fence. For securing the border, construction of fencing is an important security measure for both the countries.
It has been conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh that with regard to security measures at the border,  including  for  fencing,  India observes all protocols and agreements between the two governments and between the Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh.
The Government 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 the Government of Bangladesh.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha confirmed that a length of 864.482 km of the India-Bangladesh border is yet to be fenced which includes a length of 174.514 km of non-feasible gap.
It is also mentioned that 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.
