This decision was conveyed by the Union Commerce Secretary G K Pillai to the Chairman of Meghalaya Planning Board Purno A Sangma here on Wednesday. The new LCS will be set up at a cost of Rs 60 crore.

Mr Sangma told Mr Pillai that despite several constraints the State had exported goods of nearly Rs 300 crore to Bangladesh in 2007-08, which is highest in the region.

In the absence of proper facilities for border trade, specially in the frontier areas, the State's economy was facing problem, he said.

Mr Sangma also demanded setting up one more LCS at Borsora. Mr Pillai assured that a team from the Centre would visit the State to conduct an on-the-spot study of the border trade in the area.