In north Bengal, the most important stretch in terms of national security is the “Siliguri Corridor” or a stretch that starts from the Islampur subdivision of North Dinajpur and ends in Siliguri of Darjeeling district.
The width of the Indian sub-continent is slimmest in this stretch, with Bangladesh and Nepal on either side.
In the past few months, the Trinamul government in the state and the BJP government at the Centre came up with a number of new announcements and launched new infrastructure services.
The Telegraph lists some of the important initiatives made by both the sides.
Following are some of the initiatives of the Mamata Banerjee government: