Sarkar met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh and Road Transport Minister Oscar Fernandes separately and sought adequate funds from their ministries for augmenting road and air networks in the city.
In his meeting with Singh yesterday, Sarkar demanded better air connectivity to Tripura and sought routing of the Kolkata-Dhaka flight through Agartala, the capital of Tripura.
Chairman of Airport Authority of India V P Agarwal, who was also present in the meeting, told the Chief Minister that work on construction of a new terminal building in Agartala airport will start within six months.
In his meeting with Fernandes, Sarkar urged him to improve the road network in the state. He partcularly asked Fernandes to improve the condition of National Highway 44, saying the "life line" of the state is in "bad shape".
Sarkar had met Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday and demanded expeditious implementation of pending rail projects in the state.