AGARTALA: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and urged him to take steps to start the Vande Bharat train from Agartala to Guwahati and double-laning of the railway track in the state.
An official of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said that during the meeting, the Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister to enhance the ceiling limit for Externally Aided Projects (EAPs).
On Monday, CM Saha also met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and requested her to increase the cap on loan amounts for EAPs to undertake many ambitious projects in the state, the official said.