Tripura calls for further survey for enclave exchange

Tripura government has called for further survey as per the protocol signed by India and Bangladesh in 2011 for exchange of enclaves before any transfer of the enclave in Muhurichar, a minister said today.
State Revenue Minister Badal Chowdhury wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the last week of August. The copy of the letter was today made available to media.
"As per the provision of the protocol 2011 signed on 6-09-2011, the boundary in Muhurichar upstream area is to be drawn along the mainstream of the existing Muhuri river from boundary pillar no 2159/48-S to 2159/3-S. The protocol also provides for raising embankment by the two governments on the respective sides with a view to stabilising the river in its present course," Chowdhury wrote to Swaraj.

Chowdhury said the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the sixth meeting of the Joint Boundary Working Group (JBWG) held on July 23-24 last in Dhaka reaffirmed the state's stand to draw the boundary in Muhuri river in Belonia in South Tripura district in line with the protocol 2011 to the India Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement (LBA) 1974.
"As such, the issue could not be resolved at JBWG level and it was decided to refer this matter to the respective governments for decision," he wrote.