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Kolkata Port Intensifies Talks as Nepali Importers Shift Focus to other Ports

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Kolkata Port Intensifies Talks as Nepali Importers Shift Focus to other Ports
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September 1: The increase in cost of importing goods and inconvenience at Kolkata Port has forced Nepali importers to opt for Visakhapatnam Port, which is twice as far as Kolkata.

The Nepali importers have also shown interest to use Haldiya Port for overseas trade.

After Nepal reached an understanding with the Indian government to use Dhamra Port in Orissa and Mundra Port in Gujrat, the operators of Kolkata Port have intensified talks with stakeholders in Nepal.

Kolkata Port Trust invited Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav for a tour of the port during his recent visit to Kolkata to inaugurate Nepal’s Container Freight Station at a land taken on lease by the government of Nepal.

During the field visit, Minister Yadav urged the port authorities to ease the problems faced by Nepali importers as Nepal still utilizes the same port for most of its overseas business.

“Nepali importers have shifted to other ports due to the inconvenience at Kolkata Port. The port management must facilitate in addressing the problems created by the increase in transportation cost,” said Minister Yadav.

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