Shillong, Oct. 24 -- Director General of Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera briefed union Home Minister Amit Shah on the prevailing security situation in the North East.
During the meeting, Lakhera apprised the Home Minister on the progress of the India-Myanmar border fencing, and establishment of crossing points along the international border.
He also briefed the Home Minister on various initiatives undertaken in alignment with the directives of the union Ministry of Home Affairs, as well as welfare measures implemented for Assam Rifles personnel and the people of the Northeast.
The construction of a fence along the 1,643 km India-Myanmar border is underway, aiming to curb cross-border insurgency, drug trafficking, and illeg...