Lok Sabha Question No. 1441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Construction of ICPs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Khagen Murmu, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1441

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/ MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA)

## CONSTRUCTION OF ICPS

1441.

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned the construction of 13 Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) in November, 2018;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline of the project;
- (c)  the  current  status  and  details  of  the  ICPs  being  constructed  along  the border areas along with the facilities to be provided at each ICP, State-wise;
- (d) the funds sanctioned, released and utilised for the Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) during each of the last three years;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  up  construction  of  additional Integrated Check Posts; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

- (a)  &  (b)    On  17 th   December,  2018,  approval  was  accorded inter-alia  for Development  of  03  Integrated  Check  Posts  (ICPs), at Rupaidiha, Sutarkandi

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and Sunauli at an estimated cost of ₹847.72 crores by 31/03/2021 alongwith 'inprinciple' approval for acquisition of land and preparation of detailed Engineering Report (DER) by Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) for developing ICPs  at  the  remaining  10  locations  i.e.,  at  (i)  Ghojadanga,  West  Bengal (Bangladesh border) (ii) Changrabandha, West Bengal (Bangladesh border) (iii) Fulbari, West Bengal (Bangladesh border) (iv) Mahadipur, West Bengal (Bangladesh  border)  (v)  Hili,  West  Bengal  (Bangladesh  border)  (vi)  Jaigaon, West Bengal (Bhutan border) (vii) Panitanki, West Bengal, (Nepal border) (viii) Banbasa, Uttarakhand (Nepal border) (ix) Bhitamore, Bihar (Nepal border) (x) Kawrpuichhuah, Mizoram (Bangladesh border).

- (c) The current status and details of the ICPs being constructed along the border  areas  is  annexed.  The  facilities  provided  at  ICPs  include  Passenger Terminal with Customs & Immigration facilities, Health & quarantine facilities, Bank/Foreign Exchange Bureau, Public convenience, parking etc while Cargo Terminal  has  Customs  facilities,  Weigh  Bridge,  Driver  Rest  Area,  Parking, Quarantine facilities etc. The ICPs also have CCTV surveillance, Accommodation for security personnel, Public Address System, ATMs etc.
- (d) The  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilized  for  the  Integrated  Check Posts (ICPs) during each of the last three years is given below;.

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(Rs in Crores)

|    | Financial Year   |   Funds sanctioned and released |   Funds utilised |
|----|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
|  1 | 2016-17          |                            80   |               80 |
|  2 | 2017-18          |                            90   |               90 |
|  3 | 2018-19          |                           152.8 |              105 |

(e)  and  (f)  At  present  there  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  to  take  up construction of additional Integrated Check Posts.

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## CURRENT  STATUS  AND  DETAILS  OF  THE  INTEGRATED  CHECK  POSTS (ICPS) ALONG THE BORDER AREAS, STATE / UT WISE:

|   S. No. | ICP Location   | State           | Borders with        | Current Status                                                   |
|----------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Attari         | Punjab          | Pakistan            | Operational                                                      |
|        2 | Agartala       | Tripura         | Bangladesh          | Operational                                                      |
|        3 | Petrapole      | West Bengal     | Bangladesh          | Operational                                                      |
|        4 | Raxaul         | Bihar           | Nepal               | Operational                                                      |
|        5 | Jogbani Bihar  | Nepal           |                     | Operational                                                      |
|        6 | Moreh          | Manipur Myanmar |                     | Operational                                                      |
|        7 | Dawki          | Meghalaya       | Bangladesh Work due | cancelled to non performance of contractor and being retendered. |
|        8 | Rupaidiha      | Uttar Pradesh   | Nepal               | Tender finalized                                                 |
|        9 | Sunauli        | Uttar Pradesh   | Nepal               | Land acquisition in progress                                     |
|       10 | Sutarkandi     | Assam           | Bangladesh          | Land acquisition in progress                                     |

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