India, Feb. 4 -- Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, addressed the Lok Sabha in response to questions posed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sajda Ahmed regarding the fencing of the India-Bangladesh border. He stated that around 864.482 kilometers of the border remains unfenced, including a 174.514-kilometer stretch identified as a non-feasible gap.

"A total of 864.482 km of the India-Bangladesh border is yet to be fenced, which comprises 174.514 km of non-feasible gap," stated MoS Rai in his written reply. He further mentioned that out of the total 4,096.7 km stretch of the India-Bangladesh border, fencing has been completed along 3,232.218 km.

Highlighting the challenges in completing the feasible sections of ...