Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran in a written answer explained that some villages had to be left ahead of fencing but within zero line at the International Border and sufficient gates were provided at regular intervals for allowing easy movement of villagers as per the standard operating procedures by the BSF in consultation with the village panchayats and local villagers.
He said the Government was aware of the problems faced by the villagers because of the border fencing along the Indo-Bangla border and steps were taken to assist villagers and financial assistance were given to them to construct alternate houses under Indira Awas Yojana within the fence.
Alignment of fencing was being changed so as to keep the village population in the fencing. The Government had provided funds for 7,744 houses in Tripura and 186 houses in Assam. New Delhi, Aug 12 : The Government admitted in the Rajya Sabha that two Indian villages were on the other side of the Indo-Bangladesh border fencing in view of the terrain conditions, presence of hills and presence of population in the agreed Joint Boundary Guideline between the two countries.
Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran in a written answer explained that some villages had to be left ahead of fencing but within zero line at the International Border and sufficient gates were provided at regular intervals for allowing easy movement of villagers as per the standard operating procedures by the BSF in consultation with the village panchayats and local villagers.
He said the Government was aware of the problems faced by the villagers because of the border fencing along the Indo-Bangla border and steps were taken to assist villagers and financial assistance were given to them to construct alternate houses under Indira Awas Yojana within the fence.
Alignment of fencing was being changed so as to keep the village population in the fencing. The Government had provided funds for 7,744 houses in Tripura and 186 houses in Assam.
