New Delhi: The total length of the India-Bangladesh border is 4096.7 km, out of which 3232.218 km has been covered with a fence, the Union Government said in Lok Sabha today.

In a reply to a question during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, further stated that “construction of fencing is an important security measure for securing the border. Fencing helps in ensuring a crime-free border by effectively addressing the challenges of cross-border criminal activities, smuggling, movement of criminals and trafficking. It has been conveyed to -2- L.S.US.Q.NO.365 FOR 04.02.2025 the Government of Bangladesh that with regard to security measures at the border, including for fencing, India observes all protocols and agreements between the two governments and between the Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh. The Government of India’s expectation that all earlier understandings will be implemented by Bangladesh and there will be a cooperative approach to combating cross-border crimes has also been conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh.”

“A length of 864.482 km of the India-Bangladesh border is yet to be fenced which includes a length of 174.514 km of non-feasible gap. The challenges faced in completing the feasible stretches of fencing projects relate to land acquisition, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) objections, limited working season and land slide/marshy land,” the reply further said. DeshGujarat