"Acquisition of land on the Indian soil has already

begun and is likely to be completed by May this year and acquisition of land on the Bangladesh side is likely to be completed by July this year", Gohain said The construction for laying the Railway tracks would begin immediately after acquisition of lands on both sides, he said.

The state government, he said, has also demanded linking of Jawharnagar in Dhalai district of Tripura with Kalay in Mizoram and Myanmar to bring Tripura in the Trans-Asian railway map.

We have kept all the proposals of the state government in our consideration, but are yet to fix up any target for the trans-Asian railway or connecting the two southernmost towns with Chittagong , Gohain said.

New Delhi, the minister said, was keen to establish the Railway link which will connect West Bengal and Tripura through Bangladesh.

The Agartala-Akhaura railway route will connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh Railways to improve connectivity and boost trade between the two countries.

The neighbouring country had agreed to lay the tracks between Akhaura and Agartala during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina s visit to New Delhi in January 2010.

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