Dhaka to expedite transit infrastructure for Delhi
'India side has been pursuing Bangladesh for about six months to expedite the process,' said the official
The government has agreed to expedite the process of building the necessary infrastructure to allow India to carry goods from Kolkata to Tripura through Bangladesh, said a senior government official after a meeting between the shipping minister, Shahjahan Khan, and the Indian High Commissioner, Rajeet Mitter, on Tuesday.
The plans for building infrastructure include dredging the river from Kolkata to the Ashuganj river port, constructing a 40-kilometre road from Ashuganj to Akhaura and completing the proposed Akhaura-Agartala railway link, said the official. 'India side has been pursuing Bangladesh for about six months to expedite the process,' said the official.
It was a follow-up meeting held in response to India's request to implement the agreements reached during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January this year. The two sides agreed to declare Ashuganj in Bangladesh and Silghat in India ports of call. Bangladesh will allow India to use Mongla and Chittagong seaports and also use the road and railway networks for movement of goods.
During foreign affairs minister Dipu Moni's visit to Delhi in September 2009, Bangladesh agreed to designate the Ashuganj river port as a new port of call to facilitate the transport of the Over-Dimensional Cargo for the Palatana Power Project in Tripura in India, according to the joint press statement issued by the two sides.
The shipping minister, Shahjahan Khan, told reporters after the meeting that India would provide grants for the construction work in its own interest. Khan said that India was going to set up a power plant in Tripura and that would have to transport a lot of over-sized building materials. India will have to use the Ashuganj port to carry the Over Dimensional Cargos (ODCs) from Kolkata to Tripura, according to bdnews24.com.
The company that won the tender to construct the power station will also build the 40-kilometre road, Khan added.They also discussed the setting up a new landing station and a container jetty in Bangladesh.The shipping ministry's secretary, Abdul Mannan, and some senior government officials were also present at the meeting.
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The plans for building infrastructure include dredging the river from Kolkata to the Ashuganj river port, constructing a 40-kilometre road from Ashuganj to Akhaura and completing the proposed Akhaura-Agartala railway link, said the official. 'India side has been pursuing Bangladesh for about six months to expedite the process,' said the official.
It was a follow-up meeting held in response to India's request to implement the agreements reached during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January this year. The two sides agreed to declare Ashuganj in Bangladesh and Silghat in India ports of call. Bangladesh will allow India to use Mongla and Chittagong seaports and also use the road and railway networks for movement of goods.
During foreign affairs minister Dipu Moni's visit to Delhi in September 2009, Bangladesh agreed to designate the Ashuganj river port as a new port of call to facilitate the transport of the Over-Dimensional Cargo for the Palatana Power Project in Tripura in India, according to the joint press statement issued by the two sides.
The shipping minister, Shahjahan Khan, told reporters after the meeting that India would provide grants for the construction work in its own interest. Khan said that India was going to set up a power plant in Tripura and that would have to transport a lot of over-sized building materials. India will have to use the Ashuganj port to carry the Over Dimensional Cargos (ODCs) from Kolkata to Tripura, according to bdnews24.com.
The company that won the tender to construct the power station will also build the 40-kilometre road, Khan added.They also discussed the setting up a new landing station and a container jetty in Bangladesh.The shipping ministry's secretary, Abdul Mannan, and some senior government officials were also present at the meeting.
http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view.php?hidRecord=326577
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