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Security concerns on Myanmar border delaying vital project linking Kolkata to Mizoram, says home ministry
The Union home ministry has said that a continuing threat on the Myanmar border is delaying the mega-infrastructure project for enhancing connectivity to the north-east linking Kolkata to Mizoram via Sitwe port.
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UPDATED: December 24, 2020 16:32 IST
File image for representation: A man rides his motorised two-wheeler across the Indo-Myanmar border bridge at the border town of Moreh, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. (Reuters photo)
The Union home ministry has listed security concerns and lack of access as the reasons for the delay in the mega-infrastructure project for enhancing connectivity to the north-east linking Kolkata to Mizoram via Sitwe port.
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New Delhi, December 23
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) that guards the LAC with China has sought from the government a continued deployment of its troops in internal security duties so that it can give a “healthy break” to its personnel who man high-altitude icy locations, leading to various health issues among them, official sources said.
The force put across this point recently before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs and the Home Ministry in the wake of the Centre mulling over an “ambitious” proposal to gradually remove border guarding forces from security duties in the hinterland.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police seeks continuation of role in internal security duties
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The force has put across this point recently before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs and the home ministry in the wake of the Centre mulling on an ambitious proposal to gradually remove border-guarding forces from security duties in the hinterland.
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Himveer of The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrolling in the Himalayas
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) that guards the LAC with China has sought from the government a continued deployment of its troops in internal security duties so that it can give a healthy break to its personnel who man high-altitude icy locations, leading to various health issues among them, official sources said. The force has put across this point recently before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs and the home ministry in the wake of the Centre m
ITBP Seeks Continuation of Internal Security Role, Comes as Healthy Break from Border Duty – Indian Defence Research Wing idrw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from idrw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.