Aimed at strengthening security and preventing infiltration, India has physically fenced over 93 per cent of the India–Pakistan International Border and nearly 79 per cent of the India–Bangladesh border, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
According to MHA data, fencing has been completed along 2,135.136 kilometres, covering 93.25 per cent of the total 2,289.66-kilometre India–Pakistan International Border. The remaining 154.524 kilometres, or 6.75 per cent, is yet to be fenced.
Similarly, the India–Bangladesh International Border, which stretches 4,096.70 kilometres, has fencing along 3,239.92 kilometres, accounting for 79.08 per cent of the total length. The remaining 856.778 kilometres, or 20.92 per cent, remains unfenced.
The data, shared by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai in a written reply, also noted progress along the India–Myanmar border. Of its total length of 1,643 kilometres, physical fencing has been completed along 9.214 kilometres so far.
The government reiterated that border fencing remains a key component of its strategy to curb infiltration and enhance national security. The information was provided in response to a query raised by Trinamool Congress MPs Jagdish Chandra Barma Basunia and Sharmila Sarkar regarding unfenced border areas.
In total, India has a land border of 15,106.7 kilometres and a coastline of 7,516.6 kilometres, including island territories. India shares land borders with seven neighbouring countries—Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Afghanistan—and maritime boundaries with Sri Lanka and the Maldives. (Agencies)
