The Assam State Government plans to set up 12 more border outposts along the stretches of its inter-state boundaries.
The state has 99 Border Out Posts (BOP) along its inter-state boundaries. The new BOPs will be at Borrpunji, Sunatola, Lakhipur, Adamtila and Karkhana Putni in the Karimganj district, Leverputa in the Cachar district, Gadhuli Gaon, Deepsar, Sichumara and Dewaneralga Sar in the South Salmara district; and Bhogdahar and Ghewmari in the Dhubri district.
Assam Police is ready with the proposals for these proposed outposts and the same has been sent to the government for approval. 24 of the 34 districts of the state share a 2741.3-km inter-state boundary with the seven neighbouring states – 512.1 km with Nagaland, 804.1 km with Arunachal Pradesh, 204.1 km with Manipur, 164.6 km with Mizoram, 46.3 km with Tripura, 884.9 km with Meghalaya and 127 km with West Bengal.
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