Five new Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) will be set up on the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal to ensure better connectivity and security.
The decision was taken during the high-level meeting of the Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla with senior officials of West Bengal government in Kolkata on Friday, said the Land Port Authority of India (LPAI). In total 7 ICPs will be set up in West Bengal which will strengthen border security and boost trade with India’s neighbouring countries. These include 5 ICPs on the Indo-Bangladesh border and one ICP each on borders with Nepal and Bhutan.
The five ICPs on the Indo-Bangladesh borders will be set up at Changrabandha in Cooch Behar, Phulbari in Jalpaiguri, Hilli in South Dinajpur, Mahadipur in Malda and Gojadanga in North 24-Parganas. One ICP will be set up at Panitanki in Darjeeling district bordering Nepal and another at Jaigaon in Alipurduar bordering Bhutan.
The construction work of the ICPs at Hilli and Chandrabandha will be taken up at the earliest as land-related issues have been settled in West Bengal. The survey work for the construction of the other 3 ICPs on the Indo-Bangladesh border will begin soon.
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