AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): The state government failed to relocate the bordering people who are living along the twelve kilometer unfenced Indo-Bangla international border at Sonamura. As a result till date the entire area is unfenced.It is the duty of the state government to relocate the bordering people who are living along the twelve kilometer unfenced Indo-Bangla international border at Sonamura and it is not the duty of the BSF, said a highly placed BSF official.If, the state governments fails to do it then how we will be able to start the construction of fencing work? he asked. The BSF official further added that the central government had already allotted place for the bordering people. Due to the unfenced border many illegal activities is still going on in this area. It is a tough task to guard the unfenced mountainous borders with a full-proof security, the official added. A total of 135 km of the bordering areas of Tripura remained unfenced yet till date, while of the total endorsed 856 km of Indo-Bangla border fencing in Tripura, a total of 715 km international border has been fenced in the State, according to official sources. Costal Construction Company Ltd and NPCC were assigned with the construction work.It is also to be mentioned here that the banned militant outfits has set up camps in Chittagong Hill Tract and has been using the unfenced borders for their trans-border movements.

However, but it is to be mentioned here that the construction work of the wire fencing at the unfenced areas of the state likely to be severely hit by this monsoon. Therefore the construction agencies have to virtually stop fencing works due to the hostile conditions.

 Still now in the bordering areas the militants are still trying to recruit people by fear, misguiding or by luring. The people are being used to collect money, goods and other necessary things for the militants.