May 16, 2011 6:23 PM

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Chidambaram to unveil Integrated Check Post at Agartala

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will unveil the foundation stone for the construction of an Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Agartala in Tripura tomorrow. The setting up of ICPs along India's internal border is a major initiative, which the Centre has taken as part of a Plan scheme with an initial outlay of 635 crore rupees during the 11th Five Year Plan. The estimated cost of the Agartala ICP Project is 73.50 crore rupees. The project is likely to be completed by July 2012.The Department of Border Management has finalised the Detailed Project Reports for all the 13 ICPs to be initially set up on the borders between India and Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar. The construction work of ICPs at Attari on the Indo-Pakistan border, Raxaul and Jogbani on the Indo-Nepal border has already started.

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