Indo-Myanmar border fencing hit by militants
New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- Militants have disrupted fence construction along the Indo-Myanmar border through improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted at sites, cut fences and stolen equipment over the past two months, officials aware of the matter said, adding that the disruptions have slowed progress.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which is monitoring the project, has fenced no more than 30km of the 1,643-km border, the officials said. While Assam Rifles teams have provided security to workers, militants across the border have used varied tactics to halt the work. "Between February 1 and 18, at least 11 buried IEDs were discovered along the border in Manipur's Tengnoupal district. They were buried to deter officials from carrying out c...
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