<span style="color: #222222;">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).<br />'' <br />'' 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.<br />'' <br />'' 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.<br />'' <br />'' 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 other 3 ICPs on the Indo-Bangladesh border will begin soon.</span><br />''  <br />