Kathmandu: The security along Nepal-India border is being beefed up to strengthen the security along 17,00 Km-plus open and porous border ahead of the Constituent Assembly elections slated for November 22.

Home Ministry Secretary Umesh Prasad Mainali and his Indian counterpart Madhukar Gupta reached the decision during a two-day secretarial-level meeting that concluded Wednesday in Kathmandu.

During the meeting, the immediate neighbours also agreed to reactivate district level committees comprising of chief of the security agencies of both the countries and to exchange information.

Nepal and India have agreed to enforce a special security arrangement to prevent any untoward incidents during the CA elections.

A taskforce comprising security officials of both sides would work out the security plan.

Stating that a joint team would work out a security plan to be exchanged at a diplomatic level between the two countries," Home Secretary Mainali added that the structure of the joint team is also yet to be finalized.

Indian Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta said, “We welcome the historical process that is going on in Nepal; for the forthcoming CA elections, we assure from our side that whatever is required by the government of Nepal will be provided."

He also informed that they discussed ways to bolster coordination between the India’s SSB (Seema Surakcha Bal) and the Nepal Police along the common border to counter cross-border crimes.

Both the countries, especially the urban centers in the Teria are witnessing increased cross-border criminal activities in recent years.

Nepal and India also discussed the flare-up of violence in Kapilvastu district, which borders India, and its possible spill-over effect on both the sides.

Though the Home Secretarial-level meeting was supposed to be held each year, it has not been regular in the recent times.