MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The construction of a fence on the border between India and Bangladesh will be completed by the end of 2016 as part of the Indian governmental efforts to stop individuals from illegally crossing the frontier in both directions, Indian Minister for Law and Justice DV Sadananda Gowda said Friday.
"A major initiative has been taken since the last six and a half decades in fencing the border, even to the extent of constitutional amendment being made on both sides," Gowda was quoted as saying by the NDTV broadcaster.
The completion of the fence will allow for "Bangladesh infiltration" to be stopped "within a very short period," the minister added.
According to Gowda, safety and security of the country has been the prime concern of the government.
On Thursday, the Indian government ordered complete sealing of the Indian-Bangladeshi border in the northeastern state of Assam and set a one-year deadline for the fence construction.
