India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch works on India-Bangladesh railway line at the end of May.
The project involves the construction of a 15 km of rail section, of which 5 km will be constructed on Indian side, and 10 km in Bangladesh. For the Agartala-Akhaura line, the land acquisition process has been completed in January 2016.
The Development of North Eastern Region ministry has agreed to provide USD 87 million for the railway project.
The 1650 km distance between Agartala and Kolkata would be reduced to only 550 km once the new rail track is linked through Bangladesh. Currently, India and Bangladesh have four rail links with West Bengal.
It is expected that the project will be completed by December 2017.
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