A high-level bilateral meeting is scheduled to be held in Dhaka regarding the progress of the Indo-Bangla railway project.
The meeting will be held on August 28, sources at the Tripura Secretariat said.
Requesting anonymity, an official said: "Officials from India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and Tripura’s Secretary of Transport Department Samarjit Bhowmik are expected to take part in the meeting.”
Officers from Bangladesh Railways and Ministry of External Affairs will be present in the meeting to be held regarding the progress of the 15km stretch of railway link between Agartala and Gangasagar, reports Silchar.com.
According to latest inputs, West Tripura district administration is planning to hand over required land to the NFR by early next month to undertake ground work.
According to the report, Ircon has been assigned to execute the railway link on both sides and India's Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) has already released fund to the tune of Rs98 crore to expedite land acquisition process.
The NFR will undertake construction of railway track on elevated corridor within a month once the land is provided.
During Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India in 2010, both counties had agreed to lay the tracks between Bangladesh's Gangasagar and Agartala.
The railway route will connect Indian Railways with the Bangladesh Railways through the north-east which would improve connectivity and boost trade between the countries.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
