India has postponed the financing and construction of around Rs 1,000 crore in the railway connection project in Bangladesh. The decision was taken on Sunday (April 23) by the country’s media, The Hindu, the Hindu, said the reason for ‘security of workers’ and ‘political instability’.

In addition to the three ongoing projects, survey work has been stopped in five separate places. According to some sources, the plan has disrupted the plan to connect their northeastern states (Seven Sisters) with the mainland of India through the Bangladesh Railways.

Instead of creating its own rail network in Bangladesh, New Delhi is now improving the railway infrastructure of northern India with this money. Besides, the country is thinking of connecting the Seven Sisters with the mainland through Nepal and Bhutan to avoid Bangladesh. According to a source, Nepal and Bhutan are thinking about the connection project of Rs.

The Hindu said that the suspected projects were very important to connect India’s ‘landlocked’ northeastern states through Bangladesh. The plan was to reduce dependence on the narrow Siliguri corridor (Chicken Neck Corridor). That is the only way to connect northeastern states from the mainland of India.

An official, who did not want to be named, said, “At the moment we are not sending any construction or other materials in Bangladesh. The financing of the connection route with neighboring countries is stopped. (To resume the project) first requires political stability in Bangladesh. However, as per the plan, the project work is underway in India. ‘

India’s commercial relations with Bangladesh in 2021 were worth $ 12.7 billion. Bangladesh is the basis of India’s regional economic relations. Besides, Dhaka is the largest commercial partner in Dhaka New Delhi in South Asia.

The three projects under the cooperation of India have been stalled include Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Connection and Khulbura-Shahbazpur Railway, Khulna-Mongla Port Railway and Dhaka-Tongi-Tongi-Joydebpur Railway Extension project.

The Akhaura-Agartala (Tripura) Cross-Border Rail Connection Project was being done with the help of Rs 1 crore of the Government of India. The length of this rail connection is 12.25 km. Whose 5.75 km dual gauge rail line is in Bangladesh. And in Tripura 5.75 km. Khulbura-Shahzadpur Railway is part of this project. It aims to build a new railway line and improve connection with Assam through the old lines.

On the other hand, the Khulna-Mongla Port Railway project was underway through the Constitutional Line of Credit. The cost of this project is Rs. Through it, a 5 km long broad gauge rail line was being constructed between Mongla Port and Khulna. In the meantime, the second largest Mongla port of Bangladesh will be covered by the Broad Gauge Railway. India has the right to operate a terminal of this port.

On the other hand, the Dhaka-Tongi-Jaydebpur Railway Extension Project is expected to be completed in 2021. However, the delayed project was completed by only 5 percent till last year. The project is being done with the help of Indian Axim Bank. However, some troubles have been seen in this case, the influential media outlet said the Hindu.

And the work of survey work was underway in five separate places, another source said.

India is changing its internal and alternative regional strategies in alternative regional strategies (changed circumstances), The Hindu said.

Part of this is calculated by the Government of India, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are verifying the feasibility of double the railway line. In the meantime, plans are being planned to increase their dependence and capabilities. A railway official said the survey was now underway.

At the same time, India is experimenting with the feasibility of construction of rail lines between Bhutan and Nepal. Although logistically these routes will be very complicated. But through these, India will be able to reduce dependence on Bangladesh.

For example, the previous plan to establish a railway connection between India and Nepal is thought. Among them are 5 km in the Viratnagar-New Mall and the new railway line is up to Galgalia-Bddpur in the Kajalibazar section.

On the other hand, in West Bengal (in order to increase connection between the Siliguri corridor), the Kumadpur-Ambari Falakata is a 5 km new line. According to the plan, another 20 km new lines will be set up to increase connection between West Bengal and Bihar.