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aintaining that the indo-Bangladesh was “well demarcated”, a top Bangladesh government official today said the instances of trespassing and encroachment along the international boundary are “willful” and not due to ignorance. The demarcation of the Indo-Bangla border is completed and both India and Bangladesh have strip maps of the exact boundary now. Director of Bangladesh’s Survey department Rafiqul Islam said after the conclusion of the three-day Indo-Bangla boundary conference in Meghalaya capital, Shillong. The Bangladesh official said that trespasses across the International boundary are done willfully and not due to ignorance. Pointing to the repeated instances of trespassing and encroachments, the Bangladesh official said the local villagers are well aware of the actual boundary even as he underlined the need to create more awareness on issues related to the problems along international boundary among them. Meghalaya sector alone has 79 strip maps which clearly show the actual boundary and copies of it are available with both India and Bangladesh. The director informed that though initially both the sides had decided to erect pillars at the “bents” and “corners” of the boundary line, now they are considering to erect them in more areas to fill in the gaps. In this three day conference both sides agreed to commence re-construction of damaged pillars in the South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills districts of Meghalaya from November 16 next. Islam admitted that the boundary pillars were often dismantled by miscreants or damaged by elephants and rainfall, a problem that has prompted both sides to mull construction of specially designed RCC pillars with proper height that can withstand natural calamities. Maintenance of the boundary pillars was also another issue discussed during the 129th Indo-Bangla boundary conference. The conference reviewed the works (of boundary pillar) done in 2008-09 and drew up the programme to be taken up in the next year, Commissioner and Secretary of Meghalaya’s Revenue department PW Ingty, who led the Meghalaya side, said. Meghalaya shares about 443 km international border with Bangladesh and non-erection of boundary pillars in vast stretches of the porous border has reportedly created confusion and tension among the villagers on the Indian side. Reports said absence of proper boundary pillars has fomented encroachment by miscreants from Bangladesh side along the border areas. BSF sources indicated that the miscreants often damage the pillars, remove the iron plates in them and also erase the numbers, ostensibly to abet encroachment. It may be mentioned that erection and maintenance of the even numbered pillars is done by the Indian side, while the odd numbered ones by Bangladesh.
aintaining that the indo-Bangladesh was “well demarcated”, a top Bangladesh government official today said the instances of trespassing and encroachment along the international boundary are “willful” and not due to ignorance. The demarcation of the Indo-Bangla border is completed and both India and Bangladesh have strip maps of the exact boundary now. Director of Bangladesh’s Survey department Rafiqul Islam said after the conclusion of the three-day Indo-Bangla boundary conference in Meghalaya capital, Shillong. The Bangladesh official said that trespasses across the International boundary are done willfully and not due to ignorance. Pointing to the repeated instances of trespassing and encroachments, the Bangladesh official said the local villagers are well aware of the actual boundary even as he underlined the need to create more awareness on issues related to the problems along international boundary among them. Meghalaya sector alone has 79 strip maps which clearly show the actual boundary and copies of it are available with both India and Bangladesh. The director informed that though initially both the sides had decided to erect pillars at the “bents” and “corners” of the boundary line, now they are considering to erect them in more areas to fill in the gaps. In this three day conference both sides agreed to commence re-construction of damaged pillars in the South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills districts of Meghalaya from November 16 next. Islam admitted that the boundary pillars were often dismantled by miscreants or damaged by elephants and rainfall, a problem that has prompted both sides to mull construction of specially designed RCC pillars with proper height that can withstand natural calamities. Maintenance of the boundary pillars was also another issue discussed during the 129th Indo-Bangla boundary conference. The conference reviewed the works (of boundary pillar) done in 2008-09 and drew up the programme to be taken up in the next year, Commissioner and Secretary of Meghalaya’s Revenue department PW Ingty, who led the Meghalaya side, said. Meghalaya shares about 443 km international border with Bangladesh and non-erection of boundary pillars in vast stretches of the porous border has reportedly created confusion and tension among the villagers on the Indian side. Reports said absence of proper boundary pillars has fomented encroachment by miscreants from Bangladesh side along the border areas. BSF sources indicated that the miscreants often damage the pillars, remove the iron plates in them and also erase the numbers, ostensibly to abet encroachment. It may be mentioned that erection and maintenance of the even numbered pillars is done by the Indian side, while the odd numbered ones by Bangladesh.
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