Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking during the launch of Maitri Setu via video conferencing on Tuesday.
Tripura emerging as role model among big states that don t have double-engine governments: PM Modi ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 13:58 IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): While launching the Maitri Setu connecting Tripura and Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the state is emerging as a role model, which do not have a double-engine government.
Speaking through video conference, PM Modi said, Tripura is emerging as a role model among the big states that don t have double-engine governments. The governments who waste their time quarrelling with Delhi are also realising. Once a power-deficit state, Tripura is now a power surplus state.
PM Modi inaugurates Maitri Setu between India, Bangladesh, says connectivity strengthening friendship between two countries ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 18:01 IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that connectivity is not only strengthening friendship between India and Bangladesh but also proving to be a strong link for business.
The Prime Minister, who inaugurated Maitri Setu between India and Bangladesh today through a video conference and also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura, said efforts are underway to connect the Chittagong port of Bangladesh with the northeast through an alternative route via the river.
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The project is being taken up by the Land Ports Authority of India at an estimated cost of about Rs 232 crore. Seamless transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh has the potential to increase national income by as much as 17% in Bangladesh and 8% in India, according to a World Bank report released ahead of Modis visit.
Updated Mar 09, 2021 | 13:55 IST
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Maitri Setu’ bridge between India and Bangladesh on March 9, 2021. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura. PM inaugurates ‘Maitri Setu between India, Bangladesh
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PM Modi inaugurated 40,978 houses in Tripura
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Maitri Setu’ bridge between India and Bangladesh on Tuesday via video conferencing.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, during the launch of Maitri Setu bridge via videoconference, said the opening of the bridge is testimony to the Bangladesh government s continued commitment to support its neighbour India in strengthening connectivity in the region, particularly for Northeast India.