Agartala: A day after formal launching of inter-state bi-weekly bus service
between Mizoram and Tripura on Monday, the first passenger bus from highest peak of Tripura- Bethliangchhip of Jampui hill in North Tripura left for Aizawl with 24 passengers on Tuesday.
According to officials, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga had flagged off the service at Aizawl, which took about six hours to reach the destinations covering the distance of 200 kilometres making halts in three major destinations of Western Mizoram.
The Mizoram State Transport (MST) bus will leave from Aizawl on every Monday and Thursday morning for Bethliangchhip via Mamit in Mizoram, Khedacherra, Damcherra and Kanchanpur of Tripura. The same bus will return on Tuesday and Friday on the same route. The small passenger vehicles have had regular movement between the two states for past many years.
A large number of small traders from North Tripura and Western Mizoram have regular movement in the trade points. While Mizoram traders are selling fancy items, clothes and electronic items from Burma, Myanmar and Korea in North Tripura, traders from here are selling food and cosmetic items in Mizoram villages.
“There has been a long demand for regular inter-state bus service between two states but it was not feasible because of poor road quality. Recently, the roads have been developed and movement of passengers from both sides has increased.
Like small vehicles, bus service is under the active consideration of Mizoram to extend the service between Aizawl to Agartala soon,” said an MST official adding that Mizoram government has undertaken several other steps to further strengthen the relationship with its neighbours.
