Agne Bilotaite emphasized that deforestation is not necessary, because it will put a physical barrier in the border zone.
The Lithuanian government has decided to establish an additional physical border barrier with Belarus and Russia in a swampy area. This is what the Minister of Internal Affairs of Lithuania Agne Bilotaite said, Lithuanian state media LRT reported on Wednesday, September 27.
“Additional measures are needed to protect the border, because this year alone about 700 illegal migrants have been denied entry to the marshy areas on the border with Belarus, and at least 13 cases of smuggling have been detected,” Belotite said.
Lithuania is doing this very responsibly, with environmental experts, assessing the possible impact on nature. The government has received assurances from environmentalists that the impact on nature will be minimal, the official noted.
According to him, no further intervention or deforestation is required, because the physical barrier will be installed in the border zone, that is, where the monitoring systems are installed.
There are no physical barriers on the border with Belarus for about 122 kilometers. About 58 kilometers of them are near the boundary waters and about 64 kilometers are inland, near streams and swamps.
Along the Russian border there is no physical barrier for about 230 kilometers: almost all of this distance is on the water border and about seven kilometers is on land, near streams and swamps.
In areas where the state border runs across lakes and rivers, it is suggested not to build a physical fence at this time. The entire border with Belarus and Russia, including areas where there are no physical barriers, is monitored by border guards using surveillance systems.
As already written, Lithuania is installing fortifications on the border with Belarus.
Source: korrespondent
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