Parsa. Birgunj: The dry port customs office at Sirsia is going to be merged with birgunj customs office from coming July. At present, birgunj is an integrated check post under the Customs Office and the dry port customs office.
According to the decision of the federal government, these two bodies are going to be merged. Dhan Bahadur Baruwal, chief of the Dry Port Customs Office, informed that the dry port office would be merged with birgunj customs from Mid-July.
“Although both the offices have a separate revenue target and a separate budget by mid-July of the current fiscal year, they will be merged only after mid-July,” he said. ’
The dry port is spread over an area of 57 bighas. The port was built with a loan of Rs 820 million from the World Bank. India has constructed a rail link from Raxaul to the port at a cost of Rs 200 million. Imported goods are brought here directly by train.
The dry port has been managed by the Intermodal Transport Development Committee. Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Committee and Pristine Valley Dryport of India have signed a five-year management contract worth Rs 3.33 billion. The agreement expires in mid-July.
Meanwhile, the Dry Port Customs Office has collected Rs 41.18 billion in revenue in the 10 months of the current fiscal year.
The private sector has also been operating a well-equipped integrated check post under the Birgunj Customs Office. This check post is spread over 115 bighas. According to the agreement, TRS Himalayan Logi Park Pvt Ltd will pay Rs 1.80 billion to the committee for five years for operation and management.
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