PM will inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh tomorrow.

Maitri Setu

• The bridge ‘Maitri Setu’ has been built over the Feni River which flows between the Indian boundary in Tripura State and Bangladesh.
• The 1.9 Km long bridge joins Sabroom in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh.
• The construction was taken up by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.

Try this PYQ:

Q. Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to the sea by a long navigational channel?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Chhattisgarh

(c) Karnataka

(d) Rajasthan

Significance of the bridge

• With this inauguration, Tripura is set to become the ‘Gateway of North East’ with access to Chittagong Port of Bangladesh, which is just 80 kms from Sabroom.
• The name ‘Maitri Setu’ symbolizes growing bilateral relations and friendly ties between India and Bangladesh.

About Feni River

• Feni is a river in southeastern Bangladesh and Tripura.
• It is a trans-boundary river with an ongoing dispute about water rights.
• It originates in the South Tripura district and flows through Sabroom town and then enters Bangladesh.
• The question of sharing the waters of the river between India and Pakistan was first discussed in 1958.

Other associated projects

Sabroom Check Post

• PM will lay the foundation stone for setting up an Integrated Check Post at Sabroom.
• It will help ease the movement of goods and passengers between the two countries provide new market opportunities for products of North-East states and assist the seamless movement of passengers to and from India and Bangladesh.
• The project is being taken up by the Land Ports Authority of India.

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