New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed seven Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) within the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to additional strengthen relations between the 2 nations.
These agreements had been signed after delegation-level talks had been held on the Hyderabad House that featured talks on connectivity, power, water sources, commerce, border administration, safety and improvement partnership.
Later, PM Modi and Bangladeshi PM Hasina witnessed the alternate of seven MoUs in the important thing areas of water sources, capability constructing, railway, science and applied sciences.
An MoU between the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India and Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Bangladesh on withdrawal of Water by India and Bangladesh from frequent border river Kushiyara.
MoU between the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India and the Ministry of Railways, Government of Bangladesh on the coaching of Bangladesh Railway personnel in India.
MoU between the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India and the Ministry of Railways, Government of Bangladesh on Collaboration in IT methods comparable to FOIS and different IT functions for Bangladesh Railway.
MoU between the National Judicial Academy, India and the Supreme court docket of Bangladesh on Training and Capacity Building Programme for Bangladesh Judicial Officers in India.
MoU on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Council for ScientificIndustrial Research (CSIR), India and Bangladesh Council of ScientificIndustrial Research (BCSIR), Bangladesh.
MoU on Cooperation within the Areas of Space Technology. MoU between the Prasar Bharti and Bangladesh Television (BTV) on Cooperation in Broadcasting.
The listing of tasks unveiled included Unit I of the Maitree energy plant.
1320 (660×2) MW supercritical coal-fired thermal energy plant at Rampal, Khulna is being arrange at an estimated value of roughly USD 2 billion with USD 1.6 billion as Indian Development Assistance underneath the Concessional Financing Scheme.
An necessary venture that was inaugurated was the Rupsha bridge. The 5.13 km Rupsha rail bridge is a key a part of the 64.7 km Khulna-Mongla Port single observe broad gauge rail venture, connecting for the primary time Mongla Port with Khulna by rail, and thereafter to Central and North Bangladesh and in addition to the India border at Petrapole and Gede in West Bengal.
Another venture was introduced on the availability of street building gear and equipment. The venture consists of the availability of street upkeep and building gear and equipment in 25 packages to the Bangladesh Road and Highways Department.
A Khulna-Darshana railway line hyperlink venture was additionally unveiled through the delegation-level talks.
The venture is the upgradation of current (doubling of Broad Gauge) infrastructure linking the present cross-border rail hyperlink at Gede-Darshana to Khulna thereby augmenting the rail connections between the 2 nations, particularly to Dhaka, but additionally in future to Mongla Port. The venture value is estimated at USD 312.48 million.
Parbatipur -Kaunia railway line was additionally inaugurated by the 2 heads of state of India and Bangladesh.
The conversion of the prevailing Metre Gauge line to the Dual Gauge line venture is estimated at USD 120.41 million. The venture will join the prevailing cross-border rail at Birol (Bangladesh)-Radhikapur (West Bengal) and can improve bilateral rail connectivity. (ANI)