Imphal, March 27: In order to check movement of insurgents and smugglers alike along the porous border, the Centre is set to put up fences along the Indo-Myanmar international boundary.

the porous border areas have been creating problems to security forces in tackling insurgency and smuggling activities despite heavy presence of security forces in Moreh town of Chandel district.

While North eastern states of the country share about 1643 kilometres border with Myanmar, Manipur along accounts for 398 kms of this section.

The 25 Border Roads Tasks Force (BRTF) stationed at Imphal would take up the task of barricading the international boundaries shared by Chandel, Churachandpur and Ukhrul districts of the State.

Since the two countries have not taken up proper survey of the boundaries owing to protracted dispute, the task force is yet to take up the fencing exercise.

Recently the two neighbouring countries had signed an agreement to conduct joint survey and constant interaction is on in this connection.

Following a two-day deliberation on the matter, representatives of the Survey of India and Surveyor of international Boundary along with their Myanmarese counterparts had resolved to conduct joint inspection, restore, repair, reconstruct and maintain boundary pillars.

commandant of 25 BRTF MA Raza said Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned Rs 10 lakhs for survey works along the international border.

If authorities of the two countries complete the survey work, the fencing task would be started from Border Pillar (BP) 79 to BP 81 stretching about 10 Kms in Chandel district, he said adding that the area would be extended after completion of same boundary survey works.

The same fencing structure erected along the Indo-Bangladesh border with rolled barb-wires would come up in the Indo-Myanmar border, the officer said.

Large quantity of heroin is being smuggled inside the country from the infamous golden triangle after sneaking through the porous international border.

The international borders shared by Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram are most vulnerable areas of drug trafficking.

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