The Government has approved Tripura’s proposal to set up a second Integrated Check Post in the state to build better trade, commerce and bilateral relations with neighbouring Bangladesh, officials said
The decision came during an inter-ministerial meeting chaired by Secretary of Border Management of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) held on Monday in New Delhi. The project would be implemented by Land Port Authority of India in the lines of Akhaura Integrated Check Post (ICP), which was set up in 2013.
Special Secretary Kiran Kumar Gitte represented Tripura in the inter-ministerial meeting and flagged the need for full-fledged ICP at Sabroom keeping in view huge traffic of people and goods, a senior officer from the Chief Minister’s Office informed.
The official also informed that the ICP project would be directly monitored by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) due to its geopolitical importance.