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Imphal, Nov 18 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday reviewed the ongoing fencing work on the India-Myanmar border. The officers provided this information.
Chairing a meeting held on Tuesday evening, the Governor reviewed the overall progress of construction works on the 398-km-long India-Myanmar border with Manipur, a Raj Bhavan official said.
Senior officials of the Border Roads Organization (BRO), including Additional Director General Border Roads (East) and Commandant of 25 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF), briefed the Governor about the progress of fencing, major operational issues and the overall performance of the project.
He also highlighted concerns related to security and communication and offered recommendations to ensure speedy and smooth execution of the remaining works.
The Governor appreciated the progress made so far and informed that necessary assistance will be provided by the Government to address the concerns raised by BRO.
Chief Secretary Punit Kumar Goyal, Director General of Police Rajeev Singh, Additional Chief Secretaries, Commissioners and senior officers of BRO and Assam Rifles were also present in the meeting.
Deputy Commissioners of many border districts were also present in the meeting.
Earlier in June, Manipur Governor and Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan held a high-level meeting and discussed the ongoing fencing work on the India-Myanmar border and the overall law and order situation in the state.
A Raj Bhavan official said the progress of border fencing along the International Border and the law and order situation in the state were discussed in the review meeting.
Another official said the BRO had stepped up fencing work along the India-Myanmar border near Moreh town in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district last year. He said the fencing work would be done in a phased manner.
The border fencing work was done by ‘Project Sevak’ of the Border Road Task Force (BRTF), which is also looking after road construction in Nagaland and Manipur. BRTF is a unit under BRO.
–IANS
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