Bangladesh unrest delays cross-border projects: Tripura CM Manik Saha

Guwahati: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha said due to ongoing unrest in Bangladesh execution of various projects involving the neighbouring country is delayed.

Laying the foundation stone of seven projects at Udaipur in southern Tripura’s Gomati district, the Chief Minister said the ‘Maitri Setu’ built over the Feni River connecting India and Bangladesh by road was ready for operation but due to unrest in the neighbouring country cannot be utilised yet.

Besides the ‘Maitri Setu’, there are other projects which have also been delayed in view of the unrest in Bangladesh, he said, adding that the double-lane bridge would be the gateway for all the northeastern states to connect with various parts of the world using the Chittagong International Seaport. The seaport is 72 km from southern Tripura.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his former Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the ‘Maitri Setu’ on March 9, 2021.

The 1.888 km long double-lane ‘Maitri Setu’, built at Rs 129 crore, connects Sabroom in southern Tripura with Chittagong seaport in Bangladesh via Ramgarh.

Saha said that to attract investment, the state government has allocated Rs 7,000 crore in the state budget for the development of infrastructure.

“With the World Bank assistance, the state government has been implementing Rs 1,400 crore multi-purpose projects for the all-round socio-economic development of the tribals in Tripura,” the Chief Minister said.