- The three projects are:
- Akhaura - Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link: This project has been executed under the Government of India grant assistance of INR 392.52 crore extended to Bangladesh. The length of the rail link is 12.24 km with a 6.78 km Dual Gauge rail line in Bangladesh and 5.46 km in Tripura.
- Khulna - Mongla Port Rail Line: This project has been implemented under the Government of India concessional Line of Credit with a total project cost of USD 388.92 million. The project entails the construction of approximately 65 km of broad gauge rail route between Mongla Port and the existing rail network in Khulna. With this, Mongla, the second largest port of Bangladesh, gets connected with the broad-gauge railway network.
- Unit – II of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant: This project, under the Indian Concessional Financing Scheme loan of USD 1.6 billion, is a 1320 MW (2x660) Super Thermal Power Plant (MSTPP) located in Rampal in Khulna Division of Bangladesh. Unit I of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant was unveiled jointly by both Prime Ministers in September 2022 and Unit 2 was inaugurated on November 1, 2023.
Question:
Q.1 Who are the Prime Ministers that jointly inaugurated the three Indian-assisted development projects?a. Narendra Modi and Imran Khan
b. Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina
c. Narendra Modi and K P Sharma Oli
d. Narendra Modi and Mahinda Rajapaksa
