Agartal-Akhaura rail project likely to be delayed

Agartala: The much awaited Agartala-Akhaura international railway project to connect Bangladesh railway track with North East Frontier Railways is likely to be delayed by nine months, according to an assessment by IRCON International Ltd, the nodal organisation for the project.
The railway link connects Gangasagar in Bangladesh to Nischintapur in India (10.6 km) and from Nischitapur to Agartala railway station (5.46 Kms).
The project was scheduled to be completed in December 2020 but the new status report said the date is now likely to be September 2021. The status report has quoting Yogesh Kumar Mishra, the director of IRCON International Ltd.