Adequate security measures in place in Assam, says Shinde

New Delhi, Sept 10 (ANI): Sufficient security arrangements have been made by the security forces in the vulnerable areas of Assam to prevent recurrence of communal violence, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde announced here on Monday.

Presenting the Ministry's report card for the month of August, Shinde said that normalcy is returning to Assam and people are going back from relief camps to their native places.

" I am happy to note that normalcy is returning to Assam gradually and people are going back from relief camps to their native places. Sufficient security arrangements have been made by the state police in vulnerable areas. I had requested the state governments to take all possible measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future," Shinde said.

He termed the communal colour being given to the recent ethnic violence in Assam as "unfortunate."

"It is unfortunate that the recent violence caused by the ethnic Groups in Assam has been given communal colour and has resulted heavy loss of lives and displacement of people to relief camps," he said.

Speaking on the issue of border management, Shinde informed that an outlay of Rs.990 crore has been earmarked in the budget of 2012-13 under Border Area Development Programme (BADP) for 17 border states.

"Government has sanctioned 27 ITBP priority roads along Indo-China border totalling 804 kilometers. Out of these, construction work of one road has been completed and the work on 23 roads is in progress," he added.

Shinde further announced the creation of National Population Register (NPR) is "in progress."

"The capture of biometrics, using UIDAI enrolment software, is in progress and, as on date, biometrics has been captured for more than 4.85 crore persons," Shinde added. (ANI)