Land stations to be upgraded to facilitate bilateral trade
Sunday, 24 October 2010
FE Report
The land customs stations (LCSs) along the India-Bangladesh frontier lack various infrastructural facilities, raising cost of business of the traders of both the countries, a recent joint meeting observed.
The meeting was held in Shillong, Meghalaya of India, where the Indian delegation was led by Indira Murthy, director of commerce, and Mokabbir Hossain, deputy secretary of ministry of commerce, led the Bangladeshi delegation.
The officials decided to upgrade the facilities of Tamabil, Dawki, Meghalaya, Borosora, Haluaghat, Ghasuapara, Nakugaon and Dalu LCSs to facilitate bilateral trade.
They said office building, bridge, warehouse, open stockyard, transshipment yard, truck parking yard and some other infrastructure facilities should immediately be developed at these LCSs, as exporters and importers have to face serious difficulties in transporting their goods through the stations.
The meeting also underscored the need for introducing ICT facilities properly to gear up activities at the LCSs.
As per the decision of the meeting telephone and internet connection, fax, scanner, computer and printer would be installed at the stations soon.
Besides, residential facilities for the officials and the number of security barracks should also be increased at the LCSs, the delegation members added.
The land customs stations (LCSs) along the India-Bangladesh frontier lack various infrastructural facilities, raising cost of business of the traders of both the countries, a recent joint meeting observed.
The meeting was held in Shillong, Meghalaya of India, where the Indian delegation was led by Indira Murthy, director of commerce, and Mokabbir Hossain, deputy secretary of ministry of commerce, led the Bangladeshi delegation.
The officials decided to upgrade the facilities of Tamabil, Dawki, Meghalaya, Borosora, Haluaghat, Ghasuapara, Nakugaon and Dalu LCSs to facilitate bilateral trade.
They said office building, bridge, warehouse, open stockyard, transshipment yard, truck parking yard and some other infrastructure facilities should immediately be developed at these LCSs, as exporters and importers have to face serious difficulties in transporting their goods through the stations.
The meeting also underscored the need for introducing ICT facilities properly to gear up activities at the LCSs.
As per the decision of the meeting telephone and internet connection, fax, scanner, computer and printer would be installed at the stations soon.
Besides, residential facilities for the officials and the number of security barracks should also be increased at the LCSs, the delegation members added.