<p>Augmenting the border security infrastructure, the government plans to reduce the distance between Border Outposts (BOPs) on Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh boundaries.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The plan is to build more BOPs on both the borders– 80 on Indo-Bangla border and 50 on Indo-Pak border. More fencing, floodlighting and building of border roads are also in plan, according to the Outcome Budget 2015-16 of the Union Home Ministry.<br /><br />On the Indo-Pak border, the Ministry’s objective is to “curb infiltration and inflow of arms and ammunition from across the border” by building 10 km of roads, floodlighting 10 km and setting up 50 BOPs.<br /><br />“Border roads will increase from 394 km to 404 km, floodlighting will increase from 1,952 km to 1,962 km. The average inter-BOP gap will reduce from 3.2 km to 3 km thereby the effectiveness of the border management will improve,” the document said. <br /><br />The Indo-Pak border has around 700 Border Outposts. <br /><br />However, it noted, the risk factors that could delay the targets include the failure of contracting agencies to execute the work awarded, delay in land acquisition, forest clearances and joint agreement for construction within 150 yards of the border.<br /></p>
<p>Augmenting the border security infrastructure, the government plans to reduce the distance between Border Outposts (BOPs) on Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh boundaries.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The plan is to build more BOPs on both the borders– 80 on Indo-Bangla border and 50 on Indo-Pak border. More fencing, floodlighting and building of border roads are also in plan, according to the Outcome Budget 2015-16 of the Union Home Ministry.<br /><br />On the Indo-Pak border, the Ministry’s objective is to “curb infiltration and inflow of arms and ammunition from across the border” by building 10 km of roads, floodlighting 10 km and setting up 50 BOPs.<br /><br />“Border roads will increase from 394 km to 404 km, floodlighting will increase from 1,952 km to 1,962 km. The average inter-BOP gap will reduce from 3.2 km to 3 km thereby the effectiveness of the border management will improve,” the document said. <br /><br />The Indo-Pak border has around 700 Border Outposts. <br /><br />However, it noted, the risk factors that could delay the targets include the failure of contracting agencies to execute the work awarded, delay in land acquisition, forest clearances and joint agreement for construction within 150 yards of the border.<br /></p>
