India, Jan. 13 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said he will talk to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for widening the road at the Churaibari interstate checkpoint to ease traffic congestion. Churaibari, located 151 km from Agartala, is the entry point to Tripura. The area sees massive traffic congestion every day." During my visit to North Tripura on Sunday, I went to the Churaibari check gate and inquired about the reason behind the traffic jam.

It appeared to me that the road there is narrow. The problem is not only on the Tripura side but also on the Assam side. There is an urgent need to widen the road for seamless vehicular movement," he said.

Saha said he will talk to Sarma to widen the road on both sides. "We want seam...