Guwahati: Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury reaffirmed that international flights from Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport to Chittagong, Bangladesh are anticipated to begin within the first week of June on Friday.
The transport minister stated that Tripura which is bordered by international borders on three sides is a landlocked state that is now connected to neighbouring states by air and railway connectivity.
“After the BJP government formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he has laid emphasis on the development of air connectivity and has spent over Rs 500 crores for the international airport in Tripura. Similar works have been done in the railway sector too. Our government has been working to strengthen the connectivity of the state. A cargo complex is indeed very important. If we don’t run the cargo facility properly then common people and businessmen will be in trouble and they had to face huge losses. This cargo would help in transporting local products to national and international markets. This cargo service will play an important role in the economic development of our state through the seamless transportation of goods. Local traders will benefit due to this service”, said the Minister.
The Minister added that he had been approached by numerous persons asking him to restart the Tripura cargo facility which had been halted for unidentified reasons.
“In the meantime, the election came, the new cabinet was formed and I have taken charge of the transport department. Soon we conducted a meeting to solve the problems in Airport and have taken many decisions including the opening of a cargo complex, prepaid auto services and etc. a few days back we received a letter from Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informing us that soon Indigo will start their cargo facility in the state. This will solve the problem of businessmen in the state”, he said.
Transport Minister told that Tripura will begin offering international flight service in the first week of June.
“I believe after this flight services will start for Malaysia, Bangkok, and other neighboring countries which we earlier had to go from Kolkata and Delhi”, he added.