Agartala: Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury has said that Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has assured to approach the Home Ministry to facilitate the opening of a customs check-post at Agartala airport.
Chowdhury said the Union Home Ministry’s approval of a customs check-post is required for an airport to gain international status.
“We recently met Naidu in his office in New Delhi and sought his intervention in setting up an immigration facility at Agartala airport,” Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said.
Chowdhury said Naidu is likely to visit the abandoned Kailashahar airport in Unakoti district to evaluate its condition and decide on its revival.
During his visit to New Delhi, Chowdhury also met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, and urged him to set up a regional office of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Agartala.
“The Union Minister assured us that he would look into the matter seriously to set up an FCI regional office in Agartala,” he said.
He stated that the Centre has agreed to clear pending reimbursement bills amounting to Rs 53.17 crore to the state.
The state minister also called on Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi and held discussions on various development projects for Tripura.
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Chowdhury further stated, “To enhance railway connectivity, we requested the introduction of the Vande Bharat Express up to Agartala. We also sought his support in doubling the track between Dharmanagar and Sabroom to enable faster train travel.”
