Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the much-awaited Akhaura-Agartala rail link on November 1, in a bid to boost railway communication between Northeast India and neighbouring country Bangladesh.
PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina Jointly Inaugurate Akhaura-Agartala Rail Link
According to sources, the following three projects were inaugurated in the virtual presence of the Prime Ministers to strengthen India-Bangladesh ties:
Agartala-Akhaura Rail Link
Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line
Unit-II of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant
A trial run of the Akhaura-Agartala rail link was conducted on October 30. Notably, it was for the first time the locomotive engine attached to four wagons entered the Indian territory of Tripura.
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region funded the railway line from Agartala to Nischintapur, whereas the Ministry of External Affairs funded the rail line from Nischintapur to Gangasagar.