NEW DELHI – The Indian government has approved barbed wire fencing in all“feasible stretches” along the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, theLok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

In addition, a stretch of 10 km has also been approved for a barbed wirefence along the border with Myanmar, Union Minister of State for Home KirenRijiju said in response to a written question.

“All feasible stretches along international borders with Pakistan andBangladesh have been approved for erection of barbed wire fence,” he said.

Rijiju said the area of responsibility of 382 BOPs (border outposts) alongthe Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Pakistan borders have been assessed asvulnerable.

This has been done on the basis of incidents of crimes related to smugglingof cattle, phensedyl and FICN (fake Indian currency note) as well asillegal migration and attacks on BSF personnel by miscreants.

The total sanctioned length of fence along the Indo-Bangladesh border is3,326 km.

Of this, 2,746.44 km has been completed and the balance ‘ongoing’ work onencumbrance free stretches of land is targeted for completion by March2019, he said.