Akhaura-Agartala rail link to be completed by September
The 15km Akhaura-Agartala rail link connecting India's Agartala with Gangasagar in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria will be completed by September, said Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury.
"Recently, I met the Railway Minister (Ashwini Vaishnaw) in Delhi and discussed the India-Bangla rail connectivity project from Agartala to Gangasagar. I drew his attention to the non-release of Rs 150 crore for the completion of work on the Indian side work. Immediately, he spoke to DoNER Minister G Kishan Reddy and requested him to release the outlay," Chowdhury told reporters in Agartala on Friday.
The transport minister said Kishan Reddy, who had visited Tripura recently, held a meeting with IRCON officials to review the progress of the Indo-Bangla railway link, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
Around 85 percent of the work has been completed, with 73 percent on the Bangladesh side.
Chowdhury said the proposed rail link from Dharmanagar to Kailashahar via Pecharthal also came up for discussion at the meeting.
"The railway minister said the survey work for the rail link is on the verge of completion. The Rs 1,855 crore rail link proposal is under consideration of the Railway Board," he said.
Chowdhury said he also took up the issue of another Indo-Bangla railway link from Belonia in South Tripura to Zero Point to connect Bangladesh's Feni district.
"We were informed that steps have been taken for preparing the Detail Project Report for the 30km railway link between two sides of the border", he added.
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