AGARTALA: Bangladesh owes Rs 135 crore to Tripura in electricity dues as per the power trade agreement made through NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. The state has sought the immediate realisation of pending dues. The decision comes amid the growing “anti-India activities” in the neighbouring country. Saturday’s alleged attack on an Agartala-Kolkata bus travelling via Dhaka in Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh, following an accident involving a truck and an autorickshaw, appears to be the latest trigger. Although there were no casualties, a group allegedly threatened the passengers and shouted anti-India slogans. Tripura’s power minister Ratan Lal Nath Sunday said, “Though Rs 135 crore is outstanding, Bangladesh has been making the payments regularly. For each unit of power, we are charging Rs 6.65, which is a decent rate compared with the one we get from domestic connections.”
