High Commissioner of Bangladesh visits Maitri Setu in Tripura

Agartala: Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Mustafizur Rahaman along with Land Ports Authority of India Chairman Aditya Mishra visited Maitri Setu, a bridge connecting both sides of the Indo-Bangla border in South Tripura district, an LPAI official said. said on Friday.

He visited Maitri Setu on Thursday and reviewed the progress of construction of land port at Subroom to start movement of people as well as cargo, LPAI, Manager, Debasish Nandi told PTI.
“Construction of the land port at Subroom has progressed well as per the timeline as 80 per cent of the work has been completed so far. About 60 per cent of the construction of the cargo terminal has been completed so far to facilitate movement of goods and people. It’s done,” Mishra told the media after the joint visit.

He said that all the facilities will be provided in the next three to four months to make the 150 meter bridge operational.

Rahaman said he visited Maitri Setu and other facilities to see what was happening here.
Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh Agartala Arif Mohammad was also with him.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on March 9, 2021 inaugurated the remote Matri Setu, which connects Tripura’s Sabroom to neighboring Ramgarh.
Due to the lack of landport and immigration facilities, movement of people and goods could not take place.

The bridge is considered strategically important as it is located 72 km from the Chittagong port in the neighboring country.