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As normalcy returns, Tripura withdraws security escorts on NH 44 | With the security situation improving and insurgency showing signs of abating, the Tripura Government has scrapped the convoy escort system along the 70 kilometre
stretch of the Assam-Agartala National Highway 44. Since 1993, vehicles have not
been allowed to ply without security escorts through the Assam-Agartala national
highway 44 due to militant activities. The highway lies between Chakmaghat in
West Tripura District and Manu in Dhalai District. ”It was in practice for the
last 16-years almost. And the reasons for withdrawing the convoy is that now we
have gained confidence, the problem of extremism is in control and the moral of
the extremist groups is very low, lots of surrenders have taken place and they
are a daily phenomenon,” said A. Chaturbedi, Inspector General of Police of Tripura
During the past year, around 200 militants of All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and
National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), including some ultras carrying rewards
of Rs.250, 000 each and Interpol arrest warrants for them, fled their camps in
Bangladesh and surrendered to authorities in Tripura. Tripura shares an 856-km
international border with Bangladesh on all its three sides, and the NH 44 is
the only highway that connects the state with the rest of the country through
Assam . The restricted and slow movement of vehicles along National Highway has
hampered the economy to a great extent. It is expected that the removal of the
escort system will boost business activities in the state. People from all walks
of life have welcomed the decision to withdraw of highway security escorts. “Since
the escorting of vehicles has been withdrawn now we will be able to move from
here to other parts of India faster. The necessary items of daily requirement
shall now reach in the state in less time and the prices will also come down.
Students like me can now move to and fro between their house and college even
if the distance is a long one,” said Barist Reang, a student in Tripura “This
is a big help for us as we shall now be able to move faster on this road and save
time and make profit. We welcome this move,” said Amar Singh , a lorry driver.
Meanwhile, to avoid any untoward incidents, patrolling by paramilitary troopers
along the National Highway and static deployment at certain strategic locations
have been intensified. |
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