DHAKA: Prime Minister to inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh

DHAKA: Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi will inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh on 9th March
2021 at 12 noon via video conferencing. Prime Minister 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 Ltd at a project cost of Rs. 133 Crores. The 1.9 Km
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 Kms
from Sabroom.

Prime Minister will also lay the 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 Rs. 232 Crores.

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 Km NH
208 project has been taken up by the National Highways & Infrastructure Development
Corporation Limited with a project cost of Rs. 1078 Crores.

Prime Minister will also inaugurate State Highways and other district roads,
developed by the State government with a financial outlay of Rs. 63.75 Crores.
They will provide all weather connectivity to the people of Tripura.

Prime Minister will inaugurate 40978 houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (Urban), completed with the financial outlay of Rs. 813 Crores. He
will also inaugurate the Integrated Command and Control Centre built under
Agartala Smart City Mission.

Further, 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 an investment of about Rs 200 crore. 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 Rs 96 crores.