Aizawl, July 12 (PTI) Mizoram Chief Minister Lal
Thanhawla today said Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma
would inaugurate the Land Customs Station at Mizoram-Myanmar
border Zokhawthar village soon so that the Indo-Myanmar border
trade centre there would be functional. Intervening during question hour in the state
assembly, Lal Thanhawla said that the land customs station was
already completed, but was yet to be commissioned as
Sharma was invited to inaugurate the station. He said that due to recent Chinese projects in
Myanmar and other places of South East Asia, Indian Air Force
would establish Air Force Radar Station in Lunglei district
and would also make arrangements for deployment of combat
aircraft at the lone Lengpui airport near Aizawl. Replying to a query from the ruling Congress member
John Siamkunga, Trade and Commerce Minister Lalrinliana Sailo
said the 'Facilitation Centre' for Indo-Bangladesh border
trade at the proposed Tlabung border trade has been completed
and a 65 bigha land handed over to the Union Home Ministry for
construction of an Integrated Check Post at nearby
Kawrpuichhuah. Sailo said that weekly market at Mizoram-Myanmar
border Kulhhmuntlang in south Mizoram's Lungleu district was
expected to resumed soon.