SC asks Centre to secure India-Bangladesh border

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to release funds for fencing the India-Bangladesh border to check cross-border influx of illegal Bangladesh nationals into Assam. The court perused the Centre's status report on the progress made in the works relating to securing and fencing the border and said, the task has to be completed soon.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) PS Patwalia, appearing for the Centre, said some tenders have been finalised and work orders issued to



successful bidders to undertake the exercise of border fencing. The ASG said, the Expenditure and Finance Committee will meet tomorrow to decide on the issue of releasing funds.

The court posted the matter for further hearing on the 19th of next month. It was hearing the pleas of Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha, Assam Public Works and All Assam Ahom Association filed in the aftermath of large-scale riots in 2012 and 2014 resulting in the death of many people.