New India-Bhutan Railway Engagement will strengthen the relationship between people: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

New -Delhi, September 29 (IANS). India and Bhutan on Monday signed an inter-government-sleeve to create rail connection between the two countries. The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MEA) said that the memorandum signed during the visit of the foreign secretary to Bhutan’s foreign secretary Pema Choden agreed to the first Cross Boarder Rail Connectivity to connect Kokrajhar and Galefu and Banarhat and Serhomatse. “These projects are part of our widespread efforts to increase contact between the two countries and will strengthen the relationship between economic and people,” said in a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry after talks between Foreign Minister Vikram Egypt and Pema Choden. The statement further said: ‘Especially he welcomes the successful commissioning of all six units of the 1.020 MW Punatsangchhu-2-hydroelectric project, which is an important milestone in achieving the Indo-Bhutan-joint approach to the Energy Partnership. He also expressed his well -being, well -known, which is well known, known, under the 13th year of Bhutan, which is well -known, under the 13th year of Bhutan, which is well known, under the fifth year of Bhutan, which is well known, below the 13th year, below the 13th year under the 13th year, of the Government of India, known and the initiatives. Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, chief public relations officer (CPRO) of the North Eastern Frontier Railway (NFR), said two major contact routes were identified under this scheme. The 69 km Long Kokrajhar-Galfu line, which connects Assam to Bhutan’s Galefu and a 20 km long Banarhat-Samat-line connecting West Bengal with Bhutan. He further said that these projects with an estimated cost of Rs 4.033 crore would give a significant boost to business, tourism and exchange among people. Samatse and Gallefu are the most important export income centers in Bhutan. Gallefu is being developed by the Bhutan government as a mindfulness city and Samatse as an industrial city. The CPRO said the Kokrajhar-Galfu line was declared a special railway project to accelerate the approval and land procurement, to accelerate the implementation, was declared a special railway project. He said that the Ministry of Railways would invest on the financial side for the functions of the Indian side, while the Government of India will support the Bhutani part of Bhutan’s 13th Foreign Foreign Foreign Affairs plan. India is an important trade partner of Bhutan and these railway projects will further strengthen economic relations by promoting the balanced regional development. -Ians vku/sch