India plans to fence border with Bangladesh within two years

India is working to fence the entire border with Bangladesh within the next two years, a top official involved in the project has said.

“We have agreed on an action plan and are hoping that by December 2017 physical barriers will be erected wherever possible,” said Susheel Kumar, Secretary Border Management, under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
 
“Like Tripura, I have had discussions with Meghalaya and West Bengal. We are trying to complete the border fence everywhere. 
 
"In Assam, we have decided to seal the border, including the river stretches, within two years,” Kumar said.
 
He disclosed the plan at the end of a review meeting with Tripura Chief Secretary Y P Singh, other senior officials, and various construction agencies engaged in fencing work.
 
He said there were difficulties of topography and people's perceptions at the local level. "We have discussed with the collectors and said they should open a dialogue with people to ensure the fence is erected.”
 
He said to complete the job on time, and in view of local issues, India would discuss with Bangladesh the erection of the fence at zero point in some place, if needed.  
  
He also said fences would be erected in some places along the India-Myanmar border as well.