Type: Parliament Questions and Answers

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state;

(a) whether the demarcation of Indo-Nepal border is fading;
(b) if so, the details and the reasons thereof;
(c) whether no man’s land between Indo-Nepal border is now being encroached upon;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the demarcating signs are getting blurred day by day due to more and more people starting to live there; and
(f) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reaction of the Government thereto?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S.M. KRISHNA)

(a) to (e) India-Nepal border is demarcated by main/sub border pillars and riverine border is demarcated at the mid-stream of the rivers flowing along India-Nepal border. Due to various reasons, including change of course of rivers, flash floods, soil erosion and human involvement, the boundary pillars are damaged/washed away in some places. No encroachment on No Man’s Land has been reported by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) since their deployment along the India-Nepal border in 2001.

http://www.mea.gov.in/mystart.php?id=220215998.

Lok Sabha

Nepal
South Asia