New Delhi: There may be heightened vigil against infiltration by terrorists from across the border, but a 100-km stretch along the frontier in Gujarat still remains in dark at night and without any physical barrier in place.


The government has approved the construction of fencing and installation of floodlights along 310 kms of the 508 km-long International Border in Gujarat. However, fencing has been completed in only 217 km and floodlighting has been done along 202 km.

"Fencing in 93 km and floodlighting in 108 km along the sensitive borders in Gujarat remain to be completed," a Home Ministry official said.

Following the last month s Mumbai terror attacks by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, there have been reports of terrorists and anti-social elements trying to sneak into the country from across the border.

"It is more worrying for us with the fact that the Pakistan Rangers have augmented their personnel in Border Out Posts and there have been increased activities by the Rangers following the Mumbai terror attack," the official said.

In Punjab, of the 553 km border with Pakistan, fencing and floodlighting had been sanctioned for 461 km and all works have been completed.

Of the 1,037 km border in Rajasthan, the government has approved fencing for 1056.63 km and work is left only along eight kms.

Fencing has been approved for 180 km-long stretch of the 210 km-long International border in Jammu sector and work has been completed.
Source : PTI