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India, Burma prepare for a new border trade route
Aizawl, July 30, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
The legal border trade between India and Burma is likely to get
a boost after preparations for a new trade route connecting Mizoram
State of India and Chin State of Burma is completed. The preparations
are in full swing in both sides to launch the new trade route crossing
Tio River between Zokhuthar Village in Mizoram and Rih village in Chin
State. Customs and immigration buildings, export-import buildings and
several stores are being built by the Mizoram government at the border
village Zokhuthar while construction of the border bridge crossing the
Tio river has been undertaken by the Public Works Department (PWD) of
Mizoram State.
The bridge, which will be named as India-Myanmar Friendship
Bridge, is being constructed with the assistance of Indian government
and expected to complete before end of this year. Burmese government has
also requested assistance from India to construct a motor road linking
the border with Mizoram to Kalaymyo in Sagaing Division. It is also
constructing a bridge at Himual Village in Chin State to facilitate
smooth transportation in the area.
At present, small-scale traders from both sides are doing their
business through Rih-Zokhuthar route without much official regulations.
Onions, beetle nuts, rice, clothes (mainly made in China and Thailand)
are being imported into Mizoram while medicines and bicycles parts are
being exported into Burma via this route. The people have to cross the
about 40-feet wide Tio River either by foot or boat carrier. Smuggling
activities are also active in this area.
Mizoram authorities are concerned with the increasing inflow of
drugs and arms from Burma to the State via the 404-kms long
international border with Burma. ?We want to regulate the border
crossing. That?s why we have submitted a proposal to the Central
Government for border fencing with Burma?, said Chief Minister Mr.
Zoramthanga last week before leaving to Delhi to meet with Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
India-Burma bilateral border trade is currently being carried
out largely through Tamu-Moreh route in Manipur State of India.
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<center><font color="#FF6600"><font size=+2>India, Burma prepare for a
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<p><i><font color="#009900">Aizawl, July 30, 2001</font></i>
<br><i><font color="#009900">Mizzima News Group </font></i>(<a href="http//www.mizzima.com">www.mizzima.com)</a>
<p> The legal border trade
between India and Burma is likely to get a boost after preparations for
a new trade route connecting Mizoram State of India and Chin State of Burma
is completed. The preparations are in full swing in both sides to launch
the new trade route crossing Tio River between Zokhuthar Village in Mizoram
and Rih village in Chin State. Customs and immigration buildings, export-import
buildings and several stores are being built by the Mizoram government
at the border village Zokhuthar while construction of the border bridge
crossing the Tio river has been undertaken by the Public Works Department
(PWD) of Mizoram State.
<p> The bridge, which
will be named as India-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, is being constructed
with the assistance of Indian government and expected to complete before
end of this year. Burmese government has also requested assistance from
India to construct a motor road linking the border with Mizoram to Kalaymyo
in Sagaing Division. It is also constructing a bridge at Himual Village
in Chin State to facilitate smooth transportation in the area.
<p> At present, small-scale traders
from both sides are doing their business through Rih-Zokhuthar route without
much official regulations. Onions, beetle nuts, rice, clothes (mainly made
in China and Thailand) are being imported into Mizoram while medicines
and bicycles parts are being exported into Burma via this route. The people
have to cross the about 40-feet wide Tio River either by foot or boat carrier.
Smuggling activities are also active in this area.
<p> Mizoram authorities
are concerned with the increasing inflow of drugs and arms from Burma to
the State via the 404-kms long international border with Burma. ?We want
to regulate the border crossing. That?s why we have submitted a proposal
to the Central Government for border fencing with Burma?, said Chief Minister
Mr. Zoramthanga last week before leaving to Delhi to meet with Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
<p> India-Burma bilateral
border trade is currently being carried out largely through Tamu-Moreh
route in Manipur State of India.
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