Assam Rifles set up more posts along Myanmar frontier

GUWAHATI: Assam Rifles is setting up new posts along the Indo-Myanmar border to gear up vigil against cross border movements of insurgents, smuggling of contraband goods, drugs, weapons as well as unauthorised movements of civilians, according to the Kohima-based Defence spokesman, Colonel C Konwer. The vast stretch of Indo Myanmar Border along the North Eastern states of Arunachal, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram is manned by the Assam Rilfes. This unfenced border along very challenging terrain presents a huge challenge for the Armed forces guarding it. As part of its process of strengthening the Indo Myanmar Border, Assam Rifles has taken a number of steps to increase its presence in the remote border areas of North East. Assam Rifles is now in the process of occupying number of additional locations all along the Indo-Myanmar Border.