Over 1,600 km of India-Bangladesh border fenced in West Bengal, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that 1,647.696 km of the 2,216.7 km India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal has been fenced so far.

The information was provided in a written response to a query raised by BJP MPs Shambhu Sharan Patel and Neeraj Shekhar.

“The total length of the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal is 2216.7 km, out of which 1647.696 km has been covered by fence. Out of balance stretch of 569.004 km, which is yet to be covered by fence and other border infrastructure works, 112.780 km is non-feasible and 456.224… pic.twitter.com/g8PR4zPrhd

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“Out of balance stretch of 569.004 km, which is yet to be covered by fence and other border infrastructure works, 112.780 km is non-feasible and 456.224 km is feasible. Out of 456.224 km of feasible IB (International Border) length in West Bengal, land for 77.935 km has been handed over to the executing agency. For the balance stretch of 378.289 km, land acquisition is yet to be initiated for 148.971 km by the State Government. The remaining land for 229.318 km is in various stages of land acquisition,” he added.

The minister further informed the Upper House that the Centre is taking steps to expedite the land acquisition process, including holding regular meetings and reviews with the state government on the matter.

“Timely land acquisition payments as per norms are being released. Payment has already been made for 181.635 km. Illegal infiltration in the state of West Bengal during the last three years (from 01st January, 2023 to 31st July, 2025) is 3964,” Rai added.

The total length of the India-Bangladesh border is 4096.7 km. The border with the neighbouring country lies along West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.

With inputs from agencies