Land Boundary Agreement would solve disputes: Tripura Minister

AGARTALA: Tripura Government today expressed its satisfaction over the passing of the Land Boundary Agreement by parliament as it would solve two disputed land problems in Bangladesh border in Tripura.

"We welcome this move as it would settle 41-year old border issues with Bangladesh. Operationalisation of the land boundary agreement would solve the problem of a char land at Muhuripur in South Tripura district and an enclave at Kamalpur in Dhalai district," Tripura Revenue minister Badal Chowdhury told reporters.

He said an all party meeting in Tripura assembly was held in 2013 and it suggested that most part of the disputed char land at Muhuripur would go to Bangladesh side and the enclave at Chandannagar would come to Indian side.

"We are happy because the Central government had agreed to our proposal and the bill was passed in parliament. Since 1965, there were heavy exchanges of fire between the border guards of India and Pakistan and later with the border guards of Bangladesh. Now it would be stopped," Chowdhury added.