India - Bangladesh Relations Documents Tin Bigha - A Proper
Perspe |1.||Tin Bigha corridor is the name of a strip of land
measuring 178 mtrs x 85 mtrs. in the District of Cooch-Behar in
West Bengal ( Please see the map at Annexure I ). In accordance
with the Agreements signed in 1974 and 1982 with the Government
of Bangladesh, Government of India would shortly lease in
perpetuity the above strip of land to Givt. of Bangladesh under
agreed terms and conditions. These, in particular, would fully
ensure that India's sovereignty over the area and Indian
nationals' right to access through the corridor remain intact.|
|2.||The importance of the Tin Bigha question involves much more
than leasing of a particular piece of land. Its resolution
symbolises, above all, the will of the people of India and
Bangladesh to live together in amity and good neighbourliness.
The leasing reflects the shared resolve of the two Governments
to eliminate a long-standing and major irritant in bilateral
relations, thus setting the stage