Andhra rice reaches Tripura first time via Bangladesh

Agartala : Rice from Andhra Pradesh reached Tripura via Bangladesh for the first time Thursday, an official said.

Three rice-loaded Bangladeshi trucks entered India through the Akhaura integrated check post Thursday afternoon in the presence of Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Tripura government officials.


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“For the first time, Bangladeshi trucks transported rice from Ashuganj port in Bangladesh directly to the FCI warehouse at Nandannagar…,” FCI general manager Bidol Tayeng told IANS.

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