India has opened the Zokhawthar land immigration check-post in Mizoram along the border with Myanmar.
a. Rohtang
b. Nathula
c. Zokhawthar
d. None of the above
- It has been designated as an authorised immigration centre for entry into and exit from India with valid travel documents for all passengers to or from Myanmar.
- Zokhawthar will be the second immigration check-post in Mizoram along the Myanmar border after the Zorinpui check-post in Lawngtlai district which was opened in September 2017.
Interesting Details:
- India shares a 1,643 km-long border with Myanmar which touches Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
- It is the fifth largest after Bangladesh (4,096.7 km), China (3,488 km), Pakistan (3,323 km) and Nepal (1,751km).
- Earlier in August 2018, India and Myanmar opened the land border crossing at Zokhawthar-Rih.
- Zokhawthar is in Champhai district of Mizoram, while Rih is in Myanmar’s Chin province.
- Zokhawthar border trading post is one of the largest trading centres after Mizoram's state capital Aizwal.
Question:
Q. What is the name of the land immigration check-post in Mizoram that India has opened along the border with Myanmar?a. Rohtang
b. Nathula
c. Zokhawthar
d. None of the above
