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TMI BlogAnand Sharma to Inaugurate Border Haat at Kalaichar Meghalaya Bilateral Trade Worth US $ 20 Million Annually Estimated from Border Haats.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Anand Sharma to Inaugurate Border Haat at Kalaichar Meghalaya Bilateral Trade Worth US $ 20 Million Annually Estimated from Border Haats. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ually Estimated from Border Haats Shri Anand Sharma Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles will jointly inaugurate Border Haat at Kalaichar, West Garo Hill District in Meghalaya with his Bangladesh counterpart Mr. Muhammad Faruk Khan on Saturday. Shri Sharma has expressed the hope that "the opening of Border Haats shall herald a new chapter of cooperation in India-Bangladesh trade. I a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... m confident that the opening of Border Haats will make the border villages on both sides more prosperous through improved market accessibility for their locally produced goods. It is estimated that bilateral trade worth 20 million US $ will take place annually from the Border Haats once they are opened. " Dr. Mukul M. Sangma Chief Minister of Meghalaya will also be present on the occasion. The eve ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nt is being organised by the Ministery of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and the Shellac & Forest product promotion council (Shefexil). The Border Haats aim at promoting the well being of the people dwelling in remote areas across the borders of India and Bangladesh by establishing traditional system of marketing of local produce. The commodities traded shall be locally produced vegetab ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... les, food items, fruits, spices; minor local forest produce e.g. bamboo, bamboo grass, and broom stick but excluding timber; products of local cottage industries like Gamcha, Lungi etc.; small locally produced agriculture household implements e.g., dao, plough, axe, spade, chisel etc.; locally produced garments, melamine products, processed food items, fruit juice, etc. The list of items allowed f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or trade in designated Border Haats may be expanded/ modified by mutual consent. Initially, the Border Haats as pilot projects, are to be opened at Baliamari (Kurigram District, Bangladesh )-Kalaichar (West Garo Hills, Meghalaya,India and at Lauwaghar (Dalora) (Sunamganj District,Bangladesh)-Balat (East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya,India). In addition to the Border Haats, both sides are working on sev ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eral projects to improve trade infrastructure and connectivity. Border Management Department of Ministry of Home Affairs in India is developing 7 Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) on India - Bangladesh Border viz; Petrapole, Agartala, Dawki, Hili, Chandrabangha, Sutarkhandi and Kawarpuchiah. Further, India is also developing infrastructure at 8 Land Custom Stations along the Indo - Bangladesh border a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t a cost of Rs.108.19 crores. The LCSs are Borosora, Dalu, Ghasupara, Mahadipur, Hilli, Phullbari, Srimantpur and Gojadanga. The total projected cost of all the ICPs and Land Custom Stations being developed is 125 US$ million.
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