Six border Haats in Meghalaya, Tripura approved by Indian and Bangladeshi governments

Six Border Haats (markets) -- four in Meghalaya and two in Tripura -- have been approved by the Indian and Bangladesh governments.

A senior officer in Tripura said the state government has proposed to the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries to sanction eight more Border Haats."The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries on an average sanctioned Rs 2.50 crore against the project cost of around Rs 5.30 crore for each of the 'Border Haat'.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi laid the foundation stone for Kamalpur (India) - Kurmaghat (in Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh) "Border Haat" in eastern Tripura on Thursday. Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh, Vikram K. Doraiswami was also present on the occasion.

The official said that the Kamalpur (India) - Kurmaghat "Border Haat" would be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 5.30 crore of which the Central government would provide around Rs 2.50 crore.

These "Border Haat" in around 5,625 sq. metre areas of two countries' territories or 'no-man's land' operate once in a week on a fixed day.