The Union ministry of Home affairs (MHA) has allowed single-rowfencingalong the 6.5-km stretch of India-Bangladesh border at Sonamura in western border ofTripura. The fencing work has been halted for a long time due to strong resistance from villagers of Kalsimura, Shobapur, Rahimpur, N C Nagar and Durgapur.
Along with the , security agencies, including the BSF, have also been trying to complete the single-row fencing work in Sonamura as soon as possible to stop cross-border crime and enhance vigil along the border.