New Delhi,March 01: Government has increased the non-plan budget allocation for erection of barbed wire fencing and construction of roads on the Indo-Bangla border by 36 per cent in the wake of the recent stand-off between the two countries. Rs 800 mn would be spent on erection of barbed wire fencing in the next financial year as compared to Rs 360 mn during 2002-03.
The Government also plans to spend Rs 1206.8 mn on construction of roads which is again on the rise from the figures of 2002-03 when the total non-plan expenditure was Rs 1110 mn.
The funds would help the government in checking illegal immigration from Bangladesh into the country.
However, there is a marginal decrease in the works at the Indo-Pak border which has come down to Rs 131.10 crore in this fiscal as compared with Rs 131.71 during 2002-03.
These funds would be utilised to check inflow of arms and ammunition from across the Indo-Pak border. Bureau Report