Tripura to raise the issue of embankment reconstruction by Bangladesh on the ‘zero line’ border on the Meet river panel

Border Security Force personnel (BSF) along the border between India Bangladesh. File | Photo credit: PTI

The tripura government will address the issue of reconstruction of an embankment by Bangladesh authorities, some portions are falling into the ‘zero line’ along the international border, at the next meeting of the Joint Commission of Rivers between The two countries, an officer. saying.

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The neighboring country has been reconstructing the large -scale embankment in Alinagar in the Moulvibazar district, near the Tripura Rangouti area, and some portions of the structure are in the ‘Zero Line’, which causes generalized resentment among people In Kaillashahar, a border subdivision in the Unkoti district of the state of Northeast, he said.

The Bangladesh government has also not taken the consent of the Indian authorities to rebuild the portions of the embankment that are in the zero line, “said the head engine of the Department of Water Resources, Sudhan Debbarma.

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“The Bangladesh Government has carried out the repair work of the embankment in Alinagar, since the structure was seriously damaged in the last monsoon. In the course of repairs, they have built approximately 200 meters from the 6 km embankment in the zero line according to the Tickets we have gathered so far. PTI.

He said that the repair work was left after the objection of the Indian side and the BSF was asked not to allow any work along the ‘zero line’ until the matter is resolved in a friendly way.

The ‘zero line’ falls from the border pillar to 150 yards in the territories of both countries. Normally, the construction of any structure is not allowed in the ‘zero line’, but it can be made after the mutual agreement.

Mr. Debbarma said: “The State will raise the issue at the meeting of the joint river commission scheduled to be held in Kolkata in March.” The state government also presented a report with satellite images to the Minister of the Interior of the Union, Amit Shah, looking for corrective measures after the head engine of the Water Resources Department together with senior officials visited Kailashahaha on January 21 to evaluate the land reality.

The MLA Birajit Sinha Congress raised the issue of embankment construction by the Bangladesh government in the recently held state assembly session, claiming that some parts of the embankment are in the ‘Zero Line’.

The Prime Minister of Tripura, Manik Saha, had assured the assembly that the Government would occupy issues with the center after the concern of Sinha.

Mr. Debbarma said that the Tripura government has already initiated a process to strengthen four embankments in Kaillashahaha to save the subdivision of imminent flood.

Kailashahaha is prone to flood when the Manu river flows in the subdivision city before entering Bangladesh.

“In Rangauti (Indian side), repair works on the existing 4.30 km embankment will soon begin priority. The cost of repair work is at RS 4.50 million rupees,” he said.

He also said: “From the total embankment of 4.30 km long, we must take concurrence of Bangladesh for approximately 2 km according to the JRC guide, since it falls along the zero line.” However, the embankment repair work will begin shortly, leaving the stretch of 2 km (zero line), since the work estimate is ready, he said.

On January 25, Congress organized a long march towards the international border area in the Unkoti district to press the demand for the intervention of the center to stop the reconstruction of the embankment by the Bangladesh authorities in ‘Line Zero’ to lo Long of the limit.

Mr. Sinha urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah to take immediate measures to stop the reconstruction of the embankment by Bangladesh authorities.

“This is an international problem. Bangladesh has been building an embankment in the zero line that mockens the Indira-Mujib pact. In fact, the Bangladesh government has declared a war against India, Tripura and the people of Kaillashahaha performs the reconstruction of the embankment , “He alleged.