Bangladeshis will get unfettered 24-hour access to Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves in India through the Tin Bigha Corridor under a landmark boundary agreement expected to be signed during the Indian premier's Dhaka visit next month, an Indian newspaper reports.
The road connecting the enclaves will be open 24 hours a day and have an automatic signalling system, as per the report in the Business Standard newspaper.
At present, the use of the corridor is restricted to 12 hours from 6:00am to 6:00pm or sunrise to sunset.
After the accord is signed, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to travel to Angarpota and Dahagram to launch a bus service connecting the mainland, the report added.
The agreement on 4,096-km border between the two countries (262 km with Assam, 443 km with Meghalaya, 318 km with Mizoram and 856 km with Tripura) will be the centre-piece of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's September 5-6 visit to Bangladesh.
The report quoted Indian officials as saying that the agreement could serve as a model to other countries in the region in resolving the vexed boundary disputes.
Source : The Daily Star
