Aizawl, July 17 -- The Mizoram government has initiated preliminary steps to facilitate the Union Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) decision to fence the 1,643-km-long Indo-Myanmar border, according to an official release.

A preliminary survey is scheduled to begin at Thingsai village in Hnahthial district. Representatives from the offices of the district collector, superintendent of police, Border Roads Organisation (BRO), and Assam Rifles are participating in the exercise.

A coordination meeting chaired by Hnahthial Deputy Commissioner K Vanlalruati was held on Wednesday to discuss the feasibility of the border fencing project within the district.

According to the government, the survey aims to assess the physical feasibility of erecti...