Agartala: After a wait of over two years, Dhaka has finally issued a no objection certificate (NOC) to set up two more border “haats” (markets) along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, an official said on Thursday.
Currently, four border haats are functional along India-Bangladesh border in Tripura and Meghalaya.
“The Bangladesh government has issued NOC to set up two more border haats in Kamalpur and Raghna in northern Tripura along the Bangladesh border,” an official of Tripura government’s Industries and Commerce Department told IANS.
The official on condition of anonymity said that the officials of India and Bangladesh had earlier identified 1.92 acres and 1.36 acres of land at Raghna and Kamalpur respectively under North Tripura and Dhalai districts.
“Now after completing few other formalities including acquiring of the land, the Union Commerce and Industries Ministry would release around Rs 3.25 crore for each border haat.”
The official said that the issue of setting up of new border haat was raised with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her visit to New Delhi earlier this month. (IANS)
