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Business News/ News / India/  PM GatiShakti’s Network Planning Group recommends road project in Tripura
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PM GatiShakti’s Network Planning Group recommends road project in Tripura

The project is planned with a multimodal connectivity approach, connectivity to industrial clusters and new SEZ namely Paschim Jalefa, efficient freight movement, reducing carbon footprint, optimized alignment and logistical efficiency

The road will pass through the districts of Khowai, Gomati, and South Tripura, connecting important locations such as Khowai, Teliamura, Twidu, Amarpur, Karbook, and Harina. (File Photo: Mint)Premium
The road will pass through the districts of Khowai, Gomati, and South Tripura, connecting important locations such as Khowai, Teliamura, Twidu, Amarpur, Karbook, and Harina. (File Photo: Mint)

New Delhi: The 49th Network Planning Group (NPG) meeting of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) on Friday recommended a road project in Tripura, the ministry of commerce & industry said in a statement.

Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary, Logistics Division, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, chaired the meeting of the NPG.

“The road section of Khowai-Teliamura-Harina with a total length of 134.9 kms was considered for its improvement and widening to two lanes with paved shoulder of NH-208 in Tripura. It is a brownfield project with total cost of 2,486 crore," the ministry said.

The project is planned with a multimodal connectivity approach, connectivity to industrial clusters and new SEZ namely Paschim Jalefa, efficient freight movement, reducing carbon footprint, optimized alignment and logistical efficiency, it added.

The road will pass through the districts of Khowai, Gomati, and South Tripura, connecting important locations such as Khowai, Teliamura, Twidu, Amarpur, Karbook, and Harina. Besides enhancing interstate connectivity between Assam and Tripura, the road project is expected to stimulate economic and industrial activities in Tripura.

According to the ministry, the project planning under the National Master Plan has yielded several key benefits. By utilizing the National Master Plan, the road length has been reduced by 28 kilometers, resulting in a saving of 2.5 hours of travel time. The project corridor will facilitate intermodal transport from Teliamura Railway Station and Manu Bazar Railway Station near Harina. It will also improve connectivity to Agartala Airport and the proposed Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) at Udaipur.

Furthermore, the project will enhance connectivity to four economic nodes, including industrial clusters around Agartala and FCI depot, as well as thirteen social nodes such as Matabari Temple, Neer Mahal, Pilak Civilization Museum, Jampui Hills, Ambassa Eco Park, and more. It will facilitate freight movement from Kolkata to North Eastern States, primarily Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur, to Bangladesh.

Moreover, the project will facilitate the movement of raw materials for industry clusters in Tripura and the transportation of manufactured goods such as rubber, textiles, bamboo products, and food processing items from economic nodes like the SEZ located at Paschim Jalefa, Sabroom in South Tripura District, and industrial clusters/parks around Agartala and Udaipur. The proposed road will also connect North East India to Chittagong Port in Bangladesh, ensuring efficient EXIM connectivity.

The road project in Tripura is expected to contribute to the development of tribal areas, enhancing connectivity to three tribal districts - Khowai, Gomati, and South Tripura.

According to the ministry, the project will be implemented on an Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) basis, with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loan.

“The principles of PM GatiShakti NMP have been adopted during the planning of the road alignment. Alignment of the road is superimposed with data layers available on NMP Portal like railway lines, forest, power lines, water bodies etc. The intersections will be seen with forest and other sensitive zones to minimize environmental disruptions," it added.

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Published: 09 Jun 2023, 05:27 PM IST
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