AGARTALA : The proposal for a newly designed barbed-wire fencing along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura is under active consideration by the Union Home Ministry, BSF Tripura Frontier Inspector General (IG) Aloke Kumar Chakraborty said on Sunday. Tripura shares 856 km of the 4,096-km international border with Bangladesh.

Officials said much of the existing fencing has deteriorated due to age and heavy rainfall, prompting the need for upgraded border infrastructure. “Barbed wire fencing in most places along the India-Bangladesh border has outlived its life,” IG Chakraborty told

. “Weather conditions in Tripura have also affected the fencing. We are in the process of replacing the old fencing.”

He added that the Centre is examining the proposal for a new, improved design. “We are hopeful that the erection of a new design of fencing will start very shortly to enhance border management,” he said.

The IG described the overall situation along the border as “normal,” with no major disruptions reported. Border management operations, he said, are progressing according to plan.

Chakraborty also emphasised the strong cooperation between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB). Relations between the two sides, he said, remain “very cordial,” enabling regular communication, joint patrolling and operational coordination. “Being the first line of defence, the BSF is always alert… There has been no change in the relationship between the border guards of the two sides,” he added.

Scheduled and special joint patrols, border contacts, and casualty contacts are being conducted routinely, even as a higher-level meeting between the forces is pending.

On cross-border cattle smuggling, the IG said the BSF is maintaining dominance along the zero line and border haats. Recovered cattle are usually handed over to Dhyan Foundation, and when space runs out, to local police for disposal.

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