Sarbananda Sonowal visited Indo-Bangla border at Silchar sector in Karimganj district

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday visited Indo-Bangla border at Silchar sector in Karimganj district.

Sonowal is the first ever chief minister to have visited the border areas when he stepped in Tukurgram after crossing river Kusiara and took stock of the existing barbed wire fencing along the border.

He interacted with the on duty BSF personnel and took stock of the border security. BSF officers apprised Sonowal of the steps being undertaken to fortify the fencing along 128 km border between the two countries.

BSF informed that the barbed wire fencing along 118 km has already been completed and the remaining 10 km will be completed very soon. National Buildings Construction Corporation and Central PWD are executing the fencing works along the border between India and Bangladesh along Silchar sector.

Sonowal directed Inland Water Transport Department to introduce day-night ferry services between Bhanga and Turkurgram.