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Tripura Governor addressing the Assembly session on February 22, 2019. Image courtesy: Twitter @BjpBiplab

Tripura Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Friday said that utilizing the infrastructure of neighbouring Bangladesh, Tripura would be a logistic hub in the Northeast comprising eight states.

In the customary address on the opening day of the week-long Budget session of the Tripura Assembly, the Governor said the State would be linked with the Bangladeshi ports, roadways and railway networks in near future making the state as a โ€˜logistic hubโ€™ in the entire north-eastern region.

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The Governor further said that the State Government along with the Centre has taken a historic decision to ensure waterways connectivity with Bangladesh which, in the long run, would boost trade and commerce and also attract industries in Tripura and create it a viable and competitive zone.

Solanki said that construction of โ€˜Maitri Setuโ€™ (friendship bridge) over the Feni river in southern Tripura and its connectivity with Chittagong and Mongla ports would make Tripura a logistic hub.