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By PTI | 11 Aug, 2015, 09.40PM IST
180 fighting bunkers to be constructed along Indo-Pak International Border: Government - The Economic Times
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NEW DELHI: Government is constructing 180 fighting bunkers for troops along the Indo-Pak International Border (IB) in Jammu, the government told Parliament today.

"Along the IB in Jammu region, government has approved construction of 179 kilometre composite bundh, which includes fortifying of existing observation posts and construction of 180 number of Naka-cum-machan-cum fighting bunkers inside the bundh," Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.


The government is yet to take a "final decision" on the proposal of Border Security Force (BSF) for construction of observation posts along the Indo-Pakistan border, he added.
 
Are we going for a war???:o:

Its defense mode.

fortifying of existing observation posts and construction of 180 number of Naka-cum-machan-cum fighting bunkers inside the bundh.


Construction of 135 feet wide Earthern Bundh (179 kms) integrated with 180 nos. Naka-cum-Machan-cum-fighting Bunkers along International Boundar
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Ministry of Home Affairs
14-March, 2018 17:34 IST
Construction of Bunkers along LOC

In order to mitigate the hardships being faced by people living on the International Border/LoC due to Cross Border Firing, the Ministry of Home Affairs had approved a pilot project for construction of 60 bunkers at a cost of Rs. 3 crore during the year 2016-17 which has since been completed. Recently, following the visit of Home Minister, the Government of India has approved construction of another 14460 bunkers at a cost of Rs.415.73 crore, the details of which are given in the Table.


District

No. of Community Bunkers
No. of Individual Bunkers



Samba
8
2515


Jammu
120
1200


Kathua
243
3076


Poonch
688
1320


Rajouri
372
4918

The cost of construction of these Bunkers will be reimbursed to the State Government.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.


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