The fencing is not feasible along the riverine stretches of the Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh Border. There is about 145.876 km of unfenced riverine stretches along the Indo-Pakistan Border which is about 6.3% of the Indo-Pakistan Border. Similarly, there is about 930.076 km of unfenced riverine stretches along the Indo- Bangladesh Border which is about 22.7% of the border. The riverine segment of the borders are being patrolled and dominated with the help of water crafts/ speed boats/ floating Border Out Posts (BOPs) of the Border Security Force water wing.
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