The integrated checkpost at Agartala along the Akhaura-Agartala part of the
India-Bangladesh border will be inaugurated on Sunday. Home Minister Dr Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir and his Indian counterpart Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan and Chief Minister of Tripura Manik Sarkar
will jointly inaugurate the integrated checkpost. The Agartala integrated
check post houses all regulatory agencies, including immigration, Customs
and border security, said a media release of Indian High Commission in
Dhaka. There are dedicated passenger and cargo terminals providing
adequate customs and immigration counters, X-ray scanners, passenger
amenities and other related facilities such as parking, warehousing,
banking, service stations and fuel stations in a single modern complex
equipped with state-of-the art amenities, it said. The checkpost at
Agartala will facilitate easy movement of goods and passengers across the
border. During the FY 2012-13, the Land Custom Station at Agartala,
handled 43,000 passengers and trade valued at Rs. 246 cr. Out of the total
trade, 99.5 percent was exported from Bangladesh to India. – UNB
