Guwahati, June 17 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: Concerns raised by residents of Lyngkhong and nearby border villages over the India-Bangladesh border fencing project will be taken up with the Centre, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong has said.

Villagers have objected to the proposed alignment of the fence, saying that placing it around 150 yards from the zero line could separate parts of their homes and farmland from the secured zone.

Tynsong, however, said there is no opposition to the fencing itself in Meghalaya, describing it as essential for national security.

He said the issue arises from practical difficulties created by the current alignment, which in some villages, including Lyngkhong, may push habitations and agr...