Agartala, Jan 21 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that through the construction of connectivity infrastructure, Tripura is fast becoming the hub of a trade corridor.

Highlighting the state’s excellent performance on many of the development parameters, the Prime Minister said that today, along with roads, railways, air and inland waterways are also connecting Tripura with the rest of the world. 

“The double engine government fulfilled the long-pending demand of Tripura and got access to the Chittagong sea port in Bangladesh,” Modi said in his recorded speech at the function in Agartala on the occasion of the 50th statehood day celebrations on Friday. 

He said that the state received the first cargo from Bangladesh through Akhaura Integrated Check Post in 2020.  The Prime Minister also mentioned the recent expansion of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala.  Modi on January 4 inaugurated the MBB airport’s integrated new terminal building built at a cost of Rs 500 crore and with a built-up area of 30,000 sq. metres.  The Prime Minister said as India would attain 100 years of ‘Azadi’ (freedom), Tripura would also complete 75 years of statehood. “This is a great period for new resolutions and new opportunities”, he added.