He said Indian oil tankers carrying petroleum products from Bongaigaon (northern Assam) will ply on the Dawki border (Meghalaya)- Tamabil (Bangladesh)- Chatlapur (Bangladesh)- Kailasahar (north Tripura) route covering a distance of 136 km in about four hours. "This new route via Bangladesh would save time and costs in carrying petroleum products from Assam to Tripura as the existing over 400 km mountainous route required more than ten hours to carry these essential items. The short-term India-Bangladesh deal on shipping of the petroleum products is valid until Sep 30. The MoU will facilitate India to carry petroleum goods (Motor Spirit, High Speed Diesel, Superior Kerosene Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas) from Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh territory to make a buffer stock of them in the north-eastern state. Bangladesh had earlier allowed India to carry food grains and heavy machineries from different parts of India to north-eastern state of Tripura via Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2016 07:07 UTC