Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Maitri Setu between India and Bangladesh on 9 March 2021. PM will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura.
The bridge has been built over Feni river which flows between Indian boundary in Tripura state and Bangladesh. The name Maitri Setu symbolises growing bilateral relations and friendly ties between India and Bangladesh.
The construction was taken up by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) at a project cost of Rs 133 crore. The 1.9 km long bridge joins Sabroom in India with Ramgarh in 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 km from Sabroom.
PM 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 around Rs 232 crore.
PM 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 road project on NH-208 has been taken up by NHIDCL with a project cost of Rs 1,078 crore.
He will also inaugurate state highways and other district roads, developed by the state government with a financial outlay of Rs 63.75 crore. These projects will provide all weather connectivity to the people of state.
PM will also inaugurate 40,978 houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), completed with the financial outlay of Rs 813 crore. He will also inaugurate the integrated command and control centre built under Agartala Smart City Mission.
Further, foundation stone will be laid for the development of multi-level car parking and commercial complex at Old Motor Stand worth Rs 200 crore, and for widening of the existing road from Lichubagan to the airport from two lanes to four lanes. The road work will be implemented by Agartala Smart City Mission at a cost of around Rs 96 crore.