NEW DELHI: Arunachal Pradesh governor KT Parnaik on Sunday called for faster progress on border fencing along the Myanmar frontier and stepped-up action against drug trafficking while reviewing the security situation in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts.At a meeting in Namsai, Parnaik stressed the need for closer coordination among the Army, Assam Rifles, state police, intelligence agencies and civil administration to address security challenges in the strategically sensitive region.
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The meeting was the second convened by the governor to speed up the fencing project. Representatives of the agencies involved in its implementation attended the review, according to a statement from Lok Bhavan as cited by news agency PTI.Parnaik expressed concern over delays in the fencing work and cross-border narcotics trafficking. He said the Union home ministry had already issued the necessary directions for the project and called for these to be followed by faster action on the ground.The governor called for a coordinated “whole-of-the-state” approach to tackle the challenges, similar to the “whole-of-the-nation” strategy. He also asked security agencies, police and district administrations to hold regular meetings, share information promptly and work together to identify emerging threats.