Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu commended the Central Government’s commitment to creating impenetrable and foolproof borders by erecting fence up on the entire area of 1,643 km between Bharat and Myanmar to prevent the entry of unscrupulous elements from the troubled neighbouring nation.
The decision, announced by Home Minister Amit Shah two days back, will put a stoppage to the Free Movement Regime or FMR that permits people living near the Bharat-Myanmar border to enter 16 km into each other’s region with no legal hassle of producing any documents.
About the Narendra Modi Government’s security move, Amit Shah remarked it has additionally committed “to facilitate better surveillance” by opening “a patrol track along the border”.
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland, which are bordering States of the Northeastern region, presently has FMR, which came into existence as part of Bharat’s Act East policy in 2018.
Expressing gratitude to PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to fence Arunachal borders with Myanmar, CM Khandu remarked, “A great move in the right direction to make our borders foolproof” adding “the movement of unscrupulous elements” will be “checked by a state-of-the-art surveillance”.
In Manipur, Moreh’s 10 km stretch has already been fenced out of the overall border length. Two pilot projects of fencing through a Hybrid Surveillance System or HSS are under implementation. The authorities, additionally, will erect barricade in Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, covering stretch of 1 km each. Work will commence soon for additional fencing tasks, spreading across 20 km in Manipur, added Amit Shah.
Insurgent groups, both from Bharat and other countries, get smooth access to the Northeastern region through the porous border. They execute anti-social activities in Arunachal’s three eastern districts – Tirap, Changlang and Longding.
“The fencing”, said Changlang Deputy Commissioner Sunny Kumar Singh, will mitigate “the negative issues pertaining to cross-border illegal movement” and will strengthen “our national security”.
Few State Governments from the Northeastern region and other organisations have objected to the Centre’s move, ignoring the security issues of the nation and safety of civilians as there are multiple reports on kidnapping and killing by Naga insurgent groups, who found safe haven in Myanmar after committing crimes.
