GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 16th September. As the COVID-19 cases have now decreased, the respective governments have decided to reopen the India-Bhutan border from September 23, 2022.
“Government of Bhutan has officially announced that the international border with India will be opened on Sept 23 as Covid cases have subsided. We are preparing to open the border and give visitors a good experience, said Tashi Penjore, Director (law and order) of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs in the Himalayan kingdom.
A general meeting was held at the regional headquarters of Sashastra Seema Bal in Chaprakata, Bongaigaon district, Assam, between Tashi Panjore, the Director of Law and Order Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Commandant of the 15th Battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal and in-charge of Regional Headquarters Neeraj Chand, and all SSB officials.
During that meeting, Bhutan announced the closure of the India-Bhutan international gate for COVID in 2019. The borders will be reopened on September 23, 2022, nearly 4 years later.
Tashi Penjore, Director of Law and Order Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Bhutan, Deputy Commissioner of Bhutan, Superintendent of Police, and several other officers were present today at SSB Headquarters to discuss the same issue.
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