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Agartala, Oct 31 (PTI) The Tripura government has proposed the Centre for setting up one more multi-modal logistics hub in the state to boost trade between Bangladesh and India, an official said on Monday.<\/p>\n
The proposal to establish such a facility at Udaipur in Gomati district has been sent to the central government, state transport department’s special secretary Sandeep Rathod told reporters here.<\/p>\n
Work is in full swing for establishing the state’s first multi-modal logistics hub in South Tripura’s Sabroom, where a special economic zone (SEZ), an integrated check-post, and a food park will be set up for promoting trade and business with Bangladesh, he said.<\/p>\n
In addition, the state government has already proposed the Centre for setting up another multi-modal logistics hub in Udaipur on the bank of Gomati river as the Sonamura-Daudkandi route has already been declared as ‘protocol route’ for inland waterway, Rathod said.<\/p>\n
Around 20 acre of land has already been identified for the proposed project, while a process has been initiated to identify 30 acre more, he said.<\/p>\n
Road, railway, waterway and airway will be constructed for the proposed project to facilitate trade, commerce and tourism, the state transport department official said.<\/p>\n
According to Rathod, the main objective is to connect Ashuganj, Chittagong and Kolkata ports with Kaladan multimodal transit facility through Myanmar’s Sittwe port.<\/p>\n
If direct connectivity is established with Kaladan multimodal transit point, the whole market of South-East Asian nations will be opened for Tripura, he explained.<\/p>\n
Rathod also said the state government has sought an extension from Sonamura to Maharani via Udaipur for a proposed waterway to Bangladesh’s Daudkandi.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Shipping has already sanctioned Rs 24.52 crore for setting up nine floating jetties. It has floated a tender for taking up dredging in the Gomati river to operationalise the route, he said.<\/p>\n
The state government is also exploring the feasibility of setting up a trans-trade centre in South Tripura’s Sabroom.<\/p>\n
“A hydrographic survey on the Feni river will be carried out to ascertain the water level before pushing for the plan,” the official said.<\/p>\n
This will be, in addition, to the multi-modal logistics hub in Sabroom, the state’s southernmost border town, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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