Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb along with Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi will lay foundation stone of the third border haat of the state at Kamalpur of Dhalai district on Thursday.
Industries and Commerce minister Manoj Kanti Deb said, the proposed Border Haat would be set up near border gate no- 134 on 1.36 acre land in the Indian side and another 1.36 acre land in the Bangladesh side.
The new Border Haat would allow 100 vendors and 150 buyers each from both the countries. A vendor would be allowed to sell products of maximum 200 dollars. The proposed Border Haat will remain open on every Tuesday from 11 am to 2.30 pm. Total 18 products including fish and dry fish will be allowed for sale.
The new Border Haat would have a Common Facilitation Centre, one conference hall, one medical unit and a bankers’ room for exchange of currencies. Besides, separate public convenience would be there.
Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh, Vikram Duraiswami, state Industries and Commerce Minister, Manoj Kanti Deb and Chairman of Tripura Industrial Development Corporation (TIDC), Tinku Roy would also remain present in the foundation stone laying ceremony.
Meanwhile, two border haats are presently functioning in Tripura- one at Srinagar of South Tripura and the other at Kamalasagar in Sepahijala district.
(Representative pic taken from open sourse internet)
