India-Myanmar Border Fencing: The Modi government has started building a fence along the longest stretch of the India-Myanmar border, covering 83 km in Arunachal Pradesh.
Documents obtained by CNN-News18 reveal that the Border Roads Organization (BRO) will carry out the work. Currently, only 10 km of the border near Moreh in Manipur is fenced, with an additional 20 km recently completed. This new project, which will cover 83 km from Border Post (BP) Number 168 to BP-175 in Arunachal Pradesh, will be the largest border fencing project on the India-Myanmar border.
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Last week, the Border Roads Organization (BRO) asked technical consultants to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) and feasibility study for the construction of a fence and track along an 83-km stretch of the Indo-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh.
The home ministry has also urged Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh to speed up the DPR preparation and construction work for their fencing projects.
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India-Myanmar Border Overview
Arunachal Pradesh shares the longest border with Myanmar, measuring nearly 520 km, followed by Mizoram at 510 km, Manipur at 398 km, and Nagaland at 215 km.
The total length of India’s border with Myanmar is 1,643 km, most of which is unfenced. Currently, only 10 km of the border near Moreh in Manipur is fenced, with an additional 20 km recently completed. The new 83 km project in Arunachal Pradesh will be the largest border fencing project along the India-Myanmar border.
