India, Aug. 27 -- Demographic changes in border areas directly impact the security of the country and its borders and they could be part of a "deliberate design", Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, as he urged district magistrates of border districts to take action to remove all illegal encroachments within nearly 30-kilometre radius from the Indian borders.

Shah was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day vibrant village programme (VVP) workshop organised by the Border Management Division (BMD) of the ministry of home affairs (MHA) in the national Capital. The workshop is being attended by chiefs of security forces, chief secretaries of border states, DMs of border districts, and top officials of the ministry and intelli...