WB project to connect Mizoram with BD, Myanmar

The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Director’s approved a $107-million credit for the Mizoram State Roads II -- Regional Transport Connectivity Project to improve transport connectivity for the landlocked state of Mizoram and to help open up the potential for regional trade among neighbouring countries. The project will enhance Mizoram and other northeastern states’ road links with Bangladesh, as well as with Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar, said a World Bank press release on Thursday. The link to Bangladesh will facilitate greater bilateral trade and access to the Port of Chittagong -- the nearest shipping port for the northeastern region of India. The link to the border with Myanmar will facilitate connectivity to Myanmar and the rest of East Asia and beyond, according to a news agency.