Zote (village)
Zote is a village in Champhai block of Champhai District, Mizoram state, India.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Zote are one of the clans of the Hmar people who are believed to first settle here. So the name of the village came to be known as "Zote".
Economy
[edit | edit source]Zote is one of the 4 Border Haats (markets) in Mizoram, others being at Hnahlan, Vaphai (Saikhumphai) and Sangau (Pangkhua), all of whichboost the local trade and economy.[2] As part of India's Look-East connectivity, entailing connectivity to BIMSTEC, East Asia Summit, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Highway Network and the Trans-Asian Railway,[3][4] Zote as a border town has a role to play.
Transport and connectivity
[edit | edit source]Border checkpost, customs and immigration
[edit | edit source]Zokhawthar LCS (Land Custom Station),[5] There is a proposal to upgrade it to ICP (Integrated Check Point) entailing immigration and customs both.[2] is 28 km south of Zote on Look-East connectivity.[citation needed]
Airport and railway
[edit | edit source]Lengpui Airport in Aizawl (223 km northwest) is the nearest airport in India. Sairang railhead of Bairabi–Sairang line is the nearest railway station.
AH1 and India-Thailand Highway
[edit | edit source]India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT),[6] and Asian Highway Network and Asian Highway 1 (AH1)[7] Zokhawthar-Tedim connectivity to IMT will provide an alternate route to the existing route via Moreh.[6] via Zokhawthar provide wider connectivity to Zote.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four Border Haats, Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.
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- ^ India's Look East Policy (2)
- ^ Land immigration centre along Myanmar border opened, Business Standard, 2018.
- ^ a b The Role of BIMSTEC in Revitalising India’s Northeast, ORF, 23 Jun 2021.
- ^ New road, rail links to make Manipur gateway to SE Asia: CM, The Hindu, 8 November 2018.
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