Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced to check ultras

Major Events Vol. 3 Issue No. 26

May 1-15, 2007

Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced to check ultras

To check movement of insurgents and smugglers along the porous borders, the Government of India is set to put up fences along the Indo-Myanmar international boundary.

The porous border areas have been creating problems to security forces in tackling insurgency and smuggling activities despite their heavy presence in the border town of Moreh in Manipur’s Chandel district.

The North-Eastern states share about 1,643 kilometres border with Myanmar, of which Manipur accounts for 398 kms. “First of all, our porous border needs to be fenced properly to avoid anti-social activities as well as to improve the declining border trade”, said Nobert Disinang, Deputy Commissioner, Chandel.

The Border Roads Tasks Force under Border Road Organisation would take up the task of fencing the international boundary shared by Chandel, Churachandpur and Ukhrul districts of the State. Since the two countries have not taken up proper survey of the boundaries owing to protracted dispute, the task force is yet to take up the fencing exercise.

Recently, India and Myanmar had signed an agreement to conduct a joint survey and constant interaction is on in this connection. Following a two-day deliberation on the matter, representatives of the Survey of India and Surveyor of International Boundary along with their Myanmarese counterparts had resolved to conduct a joint inspection, restore, repair, reconstruct and maintain boundary pillars.

Commanding Officer of 25 BRTF, MA Raza said Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned Rs. 10 lakhs for survey works along the international border. If authorities of the two countries complete the survey work, the fencing task would be started from Border Pillar (BP) 79 to BP 81 stretching about 10 Kms in Chandel district, he said adding that the area would be extended after completion of boundary survey works.

The fencing structure erected along the Indo-Bangladesh border would be replicated in the Indo-Myanmar border, the officer said

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