<P> According to the Indira Gandhi - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman treaty of 16 May , 1974 , India and Bangladesh were to hand over the sovereignty of the Tin Bigha Corridor ( 178 by 85 metres ( 584 ft × 279 ft ) ) and South Berubari ( 7.39 km ( 2.85 sq mi ) ) to each other , thereby allowing access to the Dahagram -- Angarpota enclaves and the Indian enclaves adjacent to South Berubari . Bangladesh did hand over the sovereignty of the smaller South Berubari to India instantly in 1974 . India , however , could not transfer the Tin Bigha Corridor to Bangladesh as it required constitutional amendment which could not be done due to political reasons . </P>
<P> According to the Indira Gandhi - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman treaty of 16 May , 1974 , India and Bangladesh were to hand over the sovereignty of the Tin Bigha Corridor ( 178 by 85 metres ( 584 ft × 279 ft ) ) and South Berubari ( 7.39 km ( 2.85 sq mi ) ) to each other , thereby allowing access to the Dahagram -- Angarpota enclaves and the Indian enclaves adjacent to South Berubari . Bangladesh did hand over the sovereignty of the smaller South Berubari to India instantly in 1974 . India , however , could not transfer the Tin Bigha Corridor to Bangladesh as it required constitutional amendment which could not be done due to political reasons . </P>
tin bhiga lease by india to bangladesh was a part of
tin bhiga lease by india to bangladesh was a part of
Indira Gandhi - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman treaty of 16 May , 1974
Indira Gandhi - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman treaty of 16 May , 1974