Land acquisition for Bangladesh rail link soon

Acquisition of land for rail link between Agartala and Akhaura in Bangladesh will start soon as Rs 97 crore has been earmarked by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). The process of laying the 15.054-km-long railway tracks to connect Agartala with Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed by 2017. Of the total track, a stretch of 5 km will be on the Indian side and the rest in Bangladesh. A flyover (viaduct) which will be 3.7-km-long wil be constructed on the Indian side to save cultivable lands.