Tripura to have second border haat with Bangladesh

The cost of construction of the Kamalasagar haat, 28 km from here, on 150 X150 sq meters spread over two sides of the border would be Rs 2.44 crore which would be borne by the Indian Ministry of Commerce.

The first border haat was set up in 2012 at Kalaichar in West Garo hills of Meghalaya.

Business in the market (haat) would take place once a week among people living within a 5 km radius of the border who would sell and buy locally produced goods and crops.

No local taxes would be imposed on the items to be sold in the haats and currencies of both countries would be in use.

Initially 16 items were short listed which include agricultural and horticultural crops, spices, minor forest products excluding timber, fish and dry fish, dairy and poultry products, cottage industry items, wooden furniture, handloom and handicraft items, and so on.