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NEW DELHI, Aug 1 – Fresh alarms have been sounded following reports of intrusions by China into Arunachal Pradesh. A National Security Council (NSC) meeting chaired by the Prime Minister today reviewed the situation. Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram, who presented a monthly report of his Ministry declined to comment on the issue, pleading that he was not authorised to speak. However, he added that India was trying to catch up with the infrastructure work along the Indo-China border.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today chaired a high-level national security meeting to discuss the situation arising out of intelligence alerts over possible terror threats. The NSC discussed the terror threat emanating from Pakistan-based militant groups and security concerns relating to China, said highly placed sources.
The NSC reviewed the reported Chinese incursions along the border in Arunachal Pradesh, sources added
Attended by the country’s top security officials, the over two-and-a-half-hour meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s residence, was attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony, Home Minister P Chidambaram, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan and new Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, among others.
Also present during the discussions were Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor and Air Chief Marshal P V Naik.
Meanwhile, Chidambaram skirted a question, when he was asked whether India was planning to augment deployment of Indo Tibetan Border Police in the wake of reports of fresh intrusions. “I am not authorised to speak on the issue,” he replied.
Conceding that India is yet to match the infrastructure work on the Chinese side of the international border, the Home Minister said, “Our infrastructure is perhaps not quite up to the Chinese side.”
“We are trying to build up and accelerate the pace of the work. We have set a deadline. We are trying to catch up.”
On the security front, the Home Minister declared that
a pilot project for connecting special branches of state police in 40 districts of the North-east has been undertaken under Multi Agency Centre (MAC) and Subsidiary Multi Agency Centre (SMAC) initiative of the Centre.
The Union Home Minister also referred to the deadline set for completion of various works according to Action Plan 1 and II. Once a deadline is set it is expected to be completed in time. The Home Minister reported that on the Chinese border, 35.63 km of formation and 2.82 km of surfacing works had been completed till July.
On the Indo-Bangladesh border, the progress till July was addition of 12.3 km of fencing, and 9.15 km of border roads works. In addition 17 km of fencing had been replaced.
Chidambaram’s report further revealed that advance release to the tune of Rs 81.4 crore under Calamity Relief Fund had been made to Assam. In all a sum of Rs 271.13 crore had been made to the three States of Assam, Manipur and Bihar for the fiscal 2009-2010.
On being asked whether the Centre was proposing to change the guidelines of the CRF, he said that criteria for the Fund were fixed according to the recommendations of the Finance Commission. ASSAM TRIBUNE
NEW DELHI, Aug 1 – Fresh alarms have been sounded following reports of intrusions by China into Arunachal Pradesh. A National Security Council (NSC) meeting chaired by the Prime Minister today reviewed the situation. Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram, who presented a monthly report of his Ministry declined to comment on the issue, pleading that he was not authorised to speak. However, he added that India was trying to catch up with the infrastructure work along the Indo-China border.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today chaired a high-level national security meeting to discuss the situation arising out of intelligence alerts over possible terror threats. The NSC discussed the terror threat emanating from Pakistan-based militant groups and security concerns relating to China, said highly placed sources.
The NSC reviewed the reported Chinese incursions along the border in Arunachal Pradesh, sources added
Attended by the country’s top security officials, the over two-and-a-half-hour meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s residence, was attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony, Home Minister P Chidambaram, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan and new Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, among others.
Also present during the discussions were Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor and Air Chief Marshal P V Naik.
Meanwhile, Chidambaram skirted a question, when he was asked whether India was planning to augment deployment of Indo Tibetan Border Police in the wake of reports of fresh intrusions. “I am not authorised to speak on the issue,” he replied.
Conceding that India is yet to match the infrastructure work on the Chinese side of the international border, the Home Minister said, “Our infrastructure is perhaps not quite up to the Chinese side.”
“We are trying to build up and accelerate the pace of the work. We have set a deadline. We are trying to catch up.”
On the security front, the Home Minister declared that
a pilot project for connecting special branches of state police in 40 districts of the North-east has been undertaken under Multi Agency Centre (MAC) and Subsidiary Multi Agency Centre (SMAC) initiative of the Centre.
The Union Home Minister also referred to the deadline set for completion of various works according to Action Plan 1 and II. Once a deadline is set it is expected to be completed in time. The Home Minister reported that on the Chinese border, 35.63 km of formation and 2.82 km of surfacing works had been completed till July.
On the Indo-Bangladesh border, the progress till July was addition of 12.3 km of fencing, and 9.15 km of border roads works. In addition 17 km of fencing had been replaced.
Chidambaram’s report further revealed that advance release to the tune of Rs 81.4 crore under Calamity Relief Fund had been made to Assam. In all a sum of Rs 271.13 crore had been made to the three States of Assam, Manipur and Bihar for the fiscal 2009-2010.
On being asked whether the Centre was proposing to change the guidelines of the CRF, he said that criteria for the Fund were fixed according to the recommendations of the Finance Commission. ASSAM TRIBUNE
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