Annual Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

were held on November 6-7, 2009 at
Kathmandu.
MANAGEMENT OF INDO-BHUTAN
BORDER
3.51 To improve the security environment
along this border, 13 battalion of Sashastra
Seema Bal (SSB) have been deployed as the
Border Guarding Force on this border. Out of a
total 132 BOPs sanctioned, 131 BOPs have been
established on Indo-Bhutan border so far.
3.52 A Bilateral mechanism in the shape of an
India-Bhutan Group on Border Management
and Security has been regularly meeting. �is
mechanism has proved to be very useful in
assessing threat perception to the two countries
from groups attempting to take advantage of this
open border and in discussing ways of
improving the security environment in border
areas. �e last meeting of the Group was held
at �impu (Bhutan) on September 8-9, 2009.
MANAGEMENT OF INDO-
MYANMAR BORDER
3.53 India shares a 1,643 km. long border
with Myanmar. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,
Manipur and Mizoram are the States, which
share the border with Myanmar.
His Majesty King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck with Indian
delegation at the sixth India-Bhutan Meeting on Border Management and Security
at �impu in Bhutan
Chapter-III
3.54 Assam Rifles has been deployed for
counter-insurgency and border guarding role on
this border. Out of sanctioned strength of 46
battalions, 31 battalions are for counterinsurgency
and 15 are for border guarding role.
Presently, all 15 border guarding battalions are
deployed along Indo-Myanmar border on
Company Operating Base (COB) approach, not
as per the BOP system. �e companies are
deployed on all routes of ingress/egress and are
checking infiltration, smuggling of arms,
ammunition, drugs, fake currency notes etc.
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