Biplab Deb said it was a dream project come true for us (File)
Agartala:
Biplab Chief Minister Kumar Deb said on Friday that a new waterway protocol on the Gomati River would link Tripura to Daudkandi in Bangladesh and that ships would begin transporting goods within three months.
On Friday, Mr. Deb visited the Srimantapur waterway project site in the Sonamura subdivision of the Sipahijala district.
“It is a project come true for us. The new waterway project will be operational in three months and ships carrying goods from Bangladesh will start to move,” he told reporters.
The lower segment of the Gomati River between Sonamura and Daudkandi in the Comilla district of Bangladesh was designated as the new protocol route and an agreement was signed between India and Bangladesh on May 20.
“With the start of the new waterway, Tripura will appear as a gateway to the northeast region. I thank the Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh for approving the new waterway. no doubt it would boost the state’s economy and communication. “said Deb.
The new protocol route between the two countries will facilitate the transport of goods from the port of Ashuganj on the Meghna river in the district of Brahmanbaria in Bangladesh to Sonamura in the district of Sipahijala in Tripura.
Movement of vessels on the Gomati River to provide waterway connectivity to Tripura would only be possible after the inclusion of the 60 km stretch between Sonamura and Daudkandi as part of the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route, said M Deb.
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