In order to prevent infiltration and cross
border illegal activities, Government has sanctioned fencing in the State of
Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat along Indo-Pakistan border.
The details of border fencing sanctioned and installed in the above mentioned
States along the Indo-Pakistan border are as follows:-
|
Name of the State
|
Sanctioned
length (in km)
|
Completed
length (in km)
|
Balance
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
186
|
186
|
--
|
|
Punjab
|
461
|
462.45*
|
-
|
|
Rajasthan
|
1056.63
|
1048.27*
|
-
|
|
Gujarat
|
340
|
261.28
|
78.72
|
|
Total
|
2043.63
|
1958.00
|
78.72
|
*Variation in length is due to
topographical factors/alignment of fencing
The fencing
works in the State of Gujarat is pending since the balance stretches fall in
the inundated/water-logged/marshy areas. The executing agencies are deploying
improved technology to fence the remaining stretches which can withstand the
terrain and weather conditions.
This was stated by Minister of State for Home
Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to Shri C.M. Ramesh in the Rajya
Sabha today.
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