The protests from people living in the Moreh, Chorokhunou, and Molchan areas forced the Home Ministry to refer the matter to the Manipur government.
India’s foreign minister met with Myanmar’s construction minister in Delhi on the 22 Feb 2012, and spoke about opening a highway between Moreh, India, and the Myanmar-Thai border near Mae Sot.
The highway on the Myanmar side is intended to run up to Mandalay but it is in bad shape.
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There is a general understanding between India and Myanmar that their railways will be interconnected via a 346-km line section that will extend from Kalay in Myanmar to Jiribam in India via the border point at Tamu/Moreh, India.
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The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shahbajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede.
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It is a rapidly developing and an important trade point in India on the border with Myanmar, with the town of Tamu being close to the border.
Tamu is something of a transport hub for cross-border traffic to India, being just across the border from Moreh.
Moreh, India | Moreh |
The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shabajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede.
The present location of Elon Moreh was first settled on the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, February 1980.
The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shabajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede.