Rail, road, waterway links being developed with B’desh: Tripura CM

He said that a Special Economic Zone is being set up in Sabroom along the Bangladesh border and that would provide favourable infrastructure to the investors to further boost the trade with the neighbouring country.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday said that the Centre, following the persuasions of the state government, has been developing rail, road and waterway connectivities with neighbouring Bangladesh to boost the economy of the Northeastern state.

After hoisting the National flag, the Chief Minister while addressing the gathering at the Assam Rifles ground here said that with the constructions of the “Maitri Setu” (friendship bridge) over river Feni between southern Tripura’s border town Sabroom and Bangladesh’s Ramgarh, Tripura and other Northeastern states would get access the facilities of Chittagong International seaport (in southeast Bangladesh) to ferry essentials, numerous goods and heavy machinery.

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https://www.thestatesman.com/india/rail-road-waterway-links-bdesh-tripura-cm-1502994947.html

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