AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): Authorities in India and Bangladesh are geared up for India's 3rd Internet gateway via Bangaldesh inauguration on March 23.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate by remote control 100 mw power supply from Tripura's Palatana project to Bangladesh.

The same day Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would provide 10 GB Internet bandwidth to India. After the formal opening of international gateway of internet, Tripura will be the third state which is having such gateway after Mumbai and Chennai

Top government leaders of India and Bangladesh are expected to attend the ‘grand inauguration’ in Tripura of the international gateway to import internet bandwidth from Bangladesh.State-run BSNL completed all work this week to establish optic fibre cable (OFC) link with the Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL).

Sources in BSNL said preparations are in place for the opening ceremony on 23^rd March.U.C. Bhowmik, Deputy General Manager DGM BSNL in Tripura, told TIWN  : “We have conducted acceptance testing which was positive and snag-free.”

Mr. Bhowmik said the agencies had met the deadline to complete all work in time.BSNL and BSCCL had signed an agreement on transmission of high speed Internet (up to 40 GB bandwidth) from Cox Bazar in southeast Bangladesh to benefit connectivity in Tripura and other north-eastern States. Both completed the OFC joint at Akhaura border in Agartala earlier this month.

The BSNL had earmarked Rs. 20 crore for the project installation and is to pay Rs. 7.2 crore annually to BSCCL for hiring bandwidth. The memorandum of understanding was signed during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dhaka.