The West Bengal Cabinet had given the go-ahead for acquiring land for the Border Security Force of India to fence the India-Bangladesh border at Karimpur in the Nadia district, reported hindustantimes.com on Wednesday.
The move came amid tensions between the two countries over the construction of barbed wire fencing along some stretches of the frontier and cross-border clashes between farmers, said the report available online.
According to the report, an official said that the cabinet gave in-principle approval on Monday and the land procurement through the district-level committee will start soon.
鈥榃e will soon inform the Union home ministry to place the fund with the committee,鈥� he said.
West Bengal shares a 2,216 km border with Bangladesh.
