Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will inaugurate Maitri Setu between India and Bangladesh today
through video conferencing. Mr Modi will also inaugurate and lay the
foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura during
the event.
The bridge Maitri Setu has been built over Feni river which flows
between Indian boundary in Tripura State and Bangladesh. The name Maitri
Setu symbolizes growing bilateral relations and friendly ties between
India and Bangladesh. The construction was taken up by the National
Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited at a project
cost of 133 Crore rupees. The 1.9 Kilometres long bridge joins Sabroom
in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh. It is poised to herald a new
chapter for trade and people to people movement between India and
Bangladesh. With this inauguration, Tripura is set to become the Gateway
of North East with access to Chittagong Port of Bangladesh, which is
just 80 Kilometres from Sabroom.
The Prime Minister will also lay foundation stone for setting up an
Integrated Check Post at Sabroom. It will help ease the movement of
goods and passengers between the two countries, provide new market
opportunities for products of North East states and assist seamless
movement of passengers to and from India and Bangladesh. The project is
being taken up by the Land Ports Authority of India at an estimated cost
of about 232 Crore rupees.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of NH 208
connecting the Unakoti district headquarters at Kailashahar with the
Khowai district headquarters. It will provide an alternative route to
the NH 44. The 80 Kilometres NH 208 project has been taken up by the
National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
with a project cost of one thousand 78 Crore rupees.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate State Highways and other
district roads, developed by the State government with a financial
outlay of 63.75 Crore rupees. They will provide all weather connectivity
to the people of Tripura.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate 40 thousand 9 hundred 78 houses
constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), completed with the
financial outlay of 813 Crore rupees. He will also inaugurate the
Integrated Command and Control Centre built under Agartala Smart City
Mission.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the development of Multi Level Car Parking and Commercial Complex at Old Motor Stand. It will be developed at a cost of about 200 crore rupees. He will also lay foundation stone for widening of the existing road from Lichubagan to the airport from two lanes to four lanes. The work is being implemented by Agartala Smart City Mission at a project cost of about 96 crore rupees.
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