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The Tripura Advantage
Nestled in the serenity of nature in India’s northeastern tip,
Tripura , the ancient land of ‘Puranas’ and epics , has
rediscovered itself over the past decade .Hamstrung by
geographical isolation and daunting bottlenecks of transport
and communication, Tripura had languished for five decades
since independence as a landlocked forbidden land for
industrialisation , business initiatives and commerce . But
over the past decade the state as emerged as a major
destination for investment and enterprise , riding a wave of
development process .
Tripura is now well connected by air with
daily direct flights , run by Air India and a host of private
airlines on the Agartala-Calcutta and Agartala-Guwahati
routes. After long six decades since independence railway
connectivity reached Agartala on October 5 and since then
regular train service has been on . The state is also well
connected with Silchar and Guwahati in Assam by daily bus
service. Bolstered by vast improvement in transport and
communication services, massive development in infrastructure
, Tripura has emerged as the chosen land for investment in
industrial ventures and business initiatives .
The additional incentives for investment
include rich natural and human resource base , sound law and
order situation and an investment-friendly state government .
Last but not the least is the immense opportunities for export
and import business with Bangladesh . Tripura is all set for
dynamic and speedy growth in the decades ahead.
 Tripura
is ideally located to become the 'Gateway to the North East
India' The location of Tripura is strategic in the International
context, being between Bangladesh on one side and South East
Asia on the other. In the past, the state had natural
communication ,link-roads, rail and waterways – with and
through Bangladesh. Efforts are on for revival of these. Many
major cities of Bangladesh and towns in Tripura are closely
located, such as Agartala-Dhaka – 150 km; Kailashahar-Sylhet –
90 km; Sabroom-Chittagong – 75 km; Sonamura-Comilla – 25 km
etc. The direct distance between Agartala and Kolkata, through
Bangladesh, is only 350 km.link-roads, rail and waterways –
with and through Bangladesh. Efforts are on for revival of
these. Many major cities of Bangladesh and towns in Tripura
are closely located, such as Agartala-Dhaka – 150 km;
Kailashahar-Sylhet – 90 km; Sabroom-Chittagong – 75 km;
Sonamura-Comilla – 25 km etc. The direct distance between
Agartala and Kolkata, through Bangladesh, is only 350 km.
The state is gearing to perform its natural and geographically
assigned role of the Gateway to the North East India.
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