- Moreh (Manipur)
The project cost of ICP Moreh is Rs. 136 crore including cost of land, construction, scanners and other miscellaneous expenditure. Acquisition of 38.34 acres of land for Moreh ICP is complete and possession has been taken over by the Assam Rifles on behalf of the MHA. Compensation amount of Rs. 21.47 crore has already been paid to the landowners. DPR has been approved. DER at Moreh has been approved by ESC in its 28th meeting held on 19-10-2011. Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report in respect of Moreh ICP has commenced by M/s RITES. NIT has been issued.
- Akhaura (Tripura)
The project cost of ICP at Akhaura is Rs. 73.50 crore, excluding the land cost. Land to the extent of 8.49 acres has already been acquired. Compensation amount of Rs. 1,55,36,200 has already been paid to the landowners. Hon'ble Home Minister unveiled the foundation stone on 17th May, 2011. DPR has been approved. The Detailed Engineering Report for the ICP at Akhaura was considered by the ESC in its meeting held on 25th June, 2010. It was decided to refer it to a sub-committee, which would examine the report and submit its report to the Secretary (BM) for a decision on whether to issue the Notice Inviting Tender for this ICP. The sub-committee met on 6th July, 2010 and its report was submitted. The ESC approved the report and the DER recommended by the sub-Committee in its meeting on 6.8.2010. The Project cost, excluding the land cost, as per the DER, has been approved for Rs. 73.50 crores. The Notice Inviting Tender had been issued on 19th August, 2010 and was opened on 30th September, 2010. The Technical evaluation & Financial evaluation of the bid has been approved by the ESC. The work has been awarded to the contractor. Environmental clearance is not required in this case, as has been intimated by the Tripura State Pollution Control Board.
- Dawki (Meghalaya)
The project cost of the Dawki ICP was tentatively projected at Rs. 50 crores. However, after the actual cost would be known after the approval of the Detailed Engineering Report. The State Government of Meghalaya has transferred the physical possession of the land measuring around 7.8 acres to the BSF in the month of April, 2010. This land had been acquired by the Ministry of Commerce to develop the existing LCS, before the ICP scheme had been approved. Hence, no compensation was paid out of the ICP funds. DPR has been approved. The Detailed Engineering Report for the ICP at Dawki was discussed in the the 28th meeting of ESC held on 19th October, 2011. It is under finalization.Secretary (BM) visited the proposed site of ICP at Dawki on 8.12.2011.He decided that additional 1.07 hectares of land need not be acquired at present. He asked Project Management Consultant to carry out physical survey on the ground and assess the requirement of additional land needed, to be acquired, to provide to and fro sanitized movement of traffic from ICP Dawki so that the Detail Engineering Report (DER) can be approved in the next Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) meeting.
- Sutarkhandi (Assam)
The project cost of the Sutarkhandi ICP was tentatively projected at Rs. 16 crores. However, the actual cost would be known only after the finalization of the Detailed Engineering Report. The State Govt. has been requested to identify the land for this purpose and their response is still awaited. Meanwhile, M/s RITES has been requested to pay site visit and discuss with the State Government Officials. Visits by the officials of the Dept. of Border Management are also proposed.
- Kawarpuchiah (Mizoram)
The project cost of the Kawarpuchiah ICP was tentatively projected at Rs. 27 crores. However, the actual cost would be known only after the finalization of the Detailed Engineering Report. The State Government of Mizoram had been requested to identify a suitable piece of land for setting up the ICP at Kawrpuichhuah. They have identified a piece of land and suggested that it may be taken over by the MHA for setting up the ICP. This land is situated along a riverine border with Bangladesh, with no connectivity at present with Bangladesh. A bridge would need to be built across the river to connect the two countries. However, since no land border with Bangladesh in Kawarpuchiah exists, it has been decided that an inter-ministerial visit by an official of MHA, representatives of M/s RITES, MEA, Customs, the BSF, the CPWD etc. to assess the suitability of land and to work out the issues of connectivity, security, enhancement of formal trade etc. would be undertaken.