PM Unveils Sabroom Land Port in Tripura, India

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Recently the Prime Minister inaugurated Sabroom Land Port in Tripura located along the India-Bangladesh international border.

About Sabroom Land Port

Sabroom Land Port

  • Connectivity:  It is connected to the Chittagong port of Bangladesh through Maitree Bridge on River Feni.
  • Facilitation of Cargo: It will facilitate the movement of passengers and cargo between India and Bangladesh.
  • Significance of the Project: It will help ease the movement of goods and passengers between the two countries, provide new market opportunities for products of North-East states and assist the seamless movement of passengers to and from India and Bangladesh.

About Land Ports

  • About: These are areas on international borders including portions of national highways, State highways, etc., notified as land customs stations or immigration check posts, with facilities for clearance and transporting passengers and goods across the borders.
  • Number of Land Ports: There are currently Eleven Land ports operational in India at Attari, Agartala, Dawki, Petrapole, Raxaul, Rupaidiha, Jogbani, Moreh, Sutarkandi, Srimantapur and PTB at Dera Baba Nanak
Also Read: Major Ports In India

News Source: The Indian Express

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