May 20, 2023 Agartala-Akhaura railway link to be launched in September The railway connectivity between Agartala (India) and Akhaura (Bangladesh) will begin its operations from September, said Sushanta Chowdhury, Transport Minister, Tripura.
May 05, 2022 ADB approved 551 crore for Agartala projects The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned an amount of $76.25 million or Rs 551 crore for three specific projects under the Agartala Smart City Limited. The ADB agreed to fund 23 kilometres of road by retrofitting 15 stretches at a cost of Rs 444 crore, revive lakes and water bodies of Maharaja Bir Bikram College and its adjoining areas at Rs 30.67 crore and renovate and restore Ujjayanta Palace and its surrounding at Rs 35.68 crore in the current financial year in a phased manner. The urban development officials said an ADB team, headed by Bhavesh Kumar, head of design and supervision and project management consultant, had held a meeting with the Agartala Smart City Limited team, headed by its CEO Sailesh Kumar Yadav, last week here and accepted the demand proposal in loan inception mission. “The ADB will release the funds to the Centre for the Agartala infrastructure development and work on these projects will start by mid-May. As per estimation, the entire work will be completed in the next one year along with other city development programmes,” the official added.
Mar 05, 2022 Rs 980-crore Agartala-Akhaura railway project awaits approval The Rs 980-crore Agartala-Akhaura railway project has been shared by two central ministries. The Indian Railway Construction Company (IRCON) was entrusted with the construction of the project on both sides of the border. The project was delayed for three years initially due to land acquisition issues and alignment disputes of the railway line in Bangladesh.
Mar 05, 2022 Centre approved over Rs 24cr for dredging in Gomati river The Centre has sanctioned over Rs 24 crore for dredging in Gomati, a transboundary river between India and Bangladesh, and setting up 10 jetties for a waterway project. . A permanent jetty would come up near Srimantapur Land Customs Sation in Sonamura with an estimated cost of Rs 5.04 crore.
Mar 05, 2022 Rs 459 crore approved for Tripura NH-44A The Central Government sanctioned an amount of Rs 459 crore for upgradation of a National Highway in Tripura under Bharatmala Project. The Union minister of Road, Transport and Highways approved Rs 456.88 crore for rehabilitation and up-gradation of Lalchara to Kanchanpur segment of NH-44A under Bharatmala project.
Dec 05, 2021 ADB Approved $61 million loan for Agartala City Urban Development Project The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $61 million loan to improve livability, harness technology, and promote new developments to accommodate the expanding population in Agartala city in Tripura while building capacity of state agencies for improved service delivery.
Sep 05, 2021 Agartala-Akhaura rail line to be completed by December The Rs. 980 crore railway line project between Agartala in Tripura and Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed by December, The 15.6-km railway link will connect Gangasagar in Bangladesh to Nischintapur in India, and from Nischintapur to Agartala. Nischintapur has a transhipment yard, the first in the northeast region, and the passengers coming from Bangladesh will be de-boarded there.
Jun 20, 2021 726 MW at Palatana in Tripuras Gomati district OTPC, a gas-based electricity generation entity in the northeastern region, has received environmental clearance from the Centre for setting up its third plant. It currently has two facilities with a total capacity of 726 MW at Palatana in Tripuras Gomati district. The third unit will have a power generation capacity of 363 MW.
Dec 05, 2020 Jolaibari-Belonia of National Highway NH-108A The foundation stone has been laid for Jolaibari-Belonia of National Highway NH-108A section covering a length of 21.4 km with a project cost of Rs. 201.99 crore.