Tripura and Mizoram approach ministry of external affairs to arrange for ferrying essentials across Bangladesh

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, May 23, 2022

The state governments of Tripura and Mizoram have already approached the union ministry of external affairs with an appeal to ensure ferrying of essential commodities including petroleum products through Bangladesh following suspension of railway services between Lumding division in Assam to Tripura and Mizoram. Even though a small percentage of essential commodities including petroleum are reaching both the states, the quantum is not enough to see the states through the period of suspension of railway services likely to be restored by the end of June. Considering the longterm interests of both the states in terms of supply of essential goods, the authorities have urged upon the union external affairs ministry to take up the issue with Bangladesh.

Reacting to questions on the issue, the director of food and civil supply in Tripura, Tapan Kumar Das said the state government has already got in touch with the Centre for ferrying essential goods and commodities to Tripura including petroleum products across Bangladesh as before on several occasions. He said that essentials can be ferried across Bangladesh through Dawki border in Meghalaya and through Kailasahar border in Unakoti district of Tripura as before. Das said that Tripura has enough stock to last the present period but since the train service has been cancelled for a long period till June-end , replenishment of supply through ferrying across Bangladesh is needed.

According to a new-item released from Aizawal, the Mizoram minister for food and civil supply K.Lalrinliana has also said that Mizoram government is also considering obtaining supplies across Bangladesh and has already approached the union ministry of external affairs for this purpose. Lalrinliana said that permission of the external affairs ministry has already been sought for this. Apart from this , hill section of Northeast Frontier (NF) railway in Dima Haso district is now being supplied with essentials by helicopter from Guwahati and this will continue till full restoration of road connectivity.


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