Tripura
Current Affairs - March 2020
Agartala and Ghojadanga
approved as authorised land immigration check posts
On March 6, 2020
Government of India (GOI) has approved Tripura capital Agartala and West
Bengal’s Ghojadanga as authorised land
immigration check posts to enter or exit India. Agartala and Ghojadanga are
located along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Key Points:
i.
The senior immigration officers, under the Bureau of Immigration, have
been appointed for the Check posts with effect from March 2, 2020.
ii.
The Central Government issued notification and approved check posts
according to sub-rule (b) of rule 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules,
1950, to Tripura and Ghojadanga land check post, located in North 24 Parganas
district of West Bengal.
Ministry of Home Affairs sanctions Rs 365 crore
for Sabroom ICP in Tripura
Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned Rs.365 crores for constructing New Integrated Check Post (ICP) of About 130 km at Sabroom, Tripura. This is the second Integrated Check Post to be built along the Indo-Bangla border.
Key
Points:
i.
This Integrated Check Post is built to link the bridge of river Feni with
Chittagong division of the neighbouring country.
ii.
The Akhaura Integrated Check Post is the First check post built in the
Indo-Bangla border at Agartala, Tripura in 2013.
iii.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed that Tripura will be awarded as the
fastest-growing state in the country
and Agartala will receive the fastest
growing city award.
iv.
The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Tripura to attract investments (1st
SEZ in Tripura) is being set up at Paschim Jalefa, Sabroom.
About Tripura:
Capital- Agartala
Chief Minister- Biplab Kumar Deb
Governor- Ramesh Bais
Tripura Govt and AAI signed MoU for construction
of 6 equipment hiring centers at Tripura
On February 29, 2020 Tripura State Government (govt) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the 6
equipment hiring centers in Manu Block, Dhalai district, Tripura.
Key Points:
i.
The project has been taken by the AAI as part of its Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) scheme and the project will benefit 6000 families.
ii.
The equipment hiring centers consists of equipment related to
agriculture, animal husbandry & fisheries and the equipment will be rented
to the needy farmers, Self Help Groups (SHG) & to other needy at a minimal cost.
About Tripura:
Capital- Agartala.
Chief Minister (CM)- Biplab Kumar Deb.
Governor- Ramesh
Bais.
State Bird- Green
imperial pigeon.
State Animal- Phayre’s leaf monkey.
State Tree- Agar
(Aquilaria malaccensis).
