New Delhi, Sept 3:
In a significant move to boost cross-border connectivity and facilitate international travel, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared eight landports in Tripura as designated immigration posts for the entry and exit of international passengers. The announcement came through a gazette notification issued on September 1 following the enforcement of The Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025.
The eight notified landports in Tripura include Agartala, Dhalaighat, Khowal, Muhurighat, Ragna, Kailashahar, Sabroom, and Srimantapur. With this development, Tripura is set to play a more prominent role in India’s border trade and people-to-people exchanges, particularly with Bangladesh, with which it shares a long international border.
The notification forms part of a larger list in which the MHA designated 37 airports, 34 sea and river ports, and 37 international land crossing points as authorized immigration posts. In addition, six key railway stations located along the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders have also been included.
Beyond Tripura, several other landports across states like Punjab, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar have been notified. Notable among them are Attari Road and Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab; Changrabandha, Ghojadanga, Hili, and Petrapole in West Bengal; Dawki and Dalu in Meghalaya; Sutarkandi, Karimganj, and Mankachar in Assam; Moreh in Manipur; and Zokhawthar, Zorinpui, and Kawrpuichhuah in Mizoram.
Among airports, major hubs such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Goa’s Dabolim and Manohar International Airports feature on the list, alongside regional airports including Guwahati, Bagdogra, Patna, Gaya, Bhubaneswar, Port Blair, Srinagar, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam.
The MHA has also recognized key seaports and river ports for international travel. These include Mumbai, Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Cochin, Chennai, Kandla, Visakhapatnam, Paradeep, Port Blair, Tuticorin, and several river ports in Assam such as Dhubri, Silghat, and Pandu.
The inclusion of Tripura’s landports as designated immigration points is expected to strengthen the state’s position as a gateway to Southeast Asia under India’s Act East Policy, while simultaneously improving trade, tourism, and cultural exchange with neighboring Bangladesh.
