Biratnagar : A cargo train carrying imported goods from Kolkata, India, has arrived at the Integrated Checkpoint (ICP) Biratnagar today. The cargo train, which left on 17th July carrying industrial raw materials required for the production of edible oil, arrived here today. The train was welcomed by Biratnagar Customs Office Chief Umesh Shrestha, traders, entrepreneurs and the general public.
Under the Nepal-India Transit Agreement, the arrangement to bring goods imported from third countries via the Indian Customs Yard in Jogbani to the Nepal Customs Yard in Budhanagar Bhediyari, Biratnagar-18, has come into effect from today itself.
Earlier, Nepali Consul General in Kolkata Ishwor Raj Poudel, Kolkata Customs, Kolkata Port and Indian Container Corporation Limited officials jointly bid farewell to the cargo train, according to Biratnagar Customs Office Chief Shrestha.
Once this rail service is fully operational forty-five 40-foot containers will arrive in Biratnagar at a time. Compared to road transport, cargo rail is safe, reliable and low-cost, and it will reach Biratnagar from Kolkata in about 24 hours, making it easier to transport goods.
Industrialists and traders in the eastern region are happy that such a rail cargo facility, which was only available in Birganj, is now also operational in Biratnagar.
