Annual Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

Fencing
(Length in km.)
Name of the State Total length Total length Length of the Remaining
of border of border to border length of the
be fenced fenced so far border
proposed to
be fenced
Punjab 553.00 461.00 *462.45 ---
Rajasthan 1037.00 1056.63 *1048.27 ---
Jammu International 210.00 186.00 186.00 ---
Border
Gujarat 508.00 340.00 219.00 121.00
TOTAL 2308.00 2043.63 1915.72 121.00
* Length is more due to topographical factors/alignment of fencing
Floodlighting
(Length in km.)
Name of the State Totallength Total length Length of the Remaining
of border of border to border length of the
be fenced fenced so far border
proposed to
be fenced
Punjab 553.00 460.72 460.72 ---
Rajasthan 1037.00 1022.80 1022.80 ---
Jammu International
Border
210.00 186.00 176.40 9.60
Gujarat 508.00 340.00 202.00 138.00
TOTAL 2308.00 2009.52 1861.92 147.60
CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL
BORDER OUT POSTS (BOPs)
ALONG INDO-BANGLADESH AND
INDO-PAKISTAN BORDERS
3.21 �ere already exist 802 BOPs on Indo-
Bangladesh border and 609 BOPs on
Indo-Pakistan border for effective domination of
these borders. In order to reduce the inter-BOP
distance for effective border management, a
proposal for construction of additional 509 BOPs
(383 along Indo-Bangladesh border and 126
along Indo-Pakistan border) at an estimated cost
of Rs.1,832.50 crore has been approved by the
Government on February 16, 2009.
Construction of these additional BOPs will
provide all necessary infrastructures for the
accommodation, logistic support and the combat
functions of the BSF troops deployed on Indo-
Bangladesh and Indo-Pakistan borders. �e
project is targetted to be completed by 2013-14.
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