Jharsuguda, Odisha notified as ICD for imported goods and loading of export goods
The Dollar Business Bureau Under the aegis of Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR), a multi-modal logistic park was set up at Jharsuguda which has been operational since June. The CBEC has decided to include Jharsuguda as an Inland Container Depot (ICD) in its latest notification No.139/2016-Customs (N.T.) dated 25th November, 2016. Jharsuguda is the second ICD in Odisha after Balasore. CONCOR Jharsuguda was operational as a Domestic Container Terminal for the first 3-4 months and later converted as an ICD. This terminal will provide dedicated service to the industry along with customs clearance and cargo consolidation facilities. In recent times Jharsuguda district has witnessed large scale industrialisation due to the ambitious plans of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. One such proposal was the setting up ...
India for UNESCAP resolution on dry ports development
The Dollar Business Bureau The Government of India, on Tuesday, gave its approval for passage of the ‘Inter-Governmental Agreement on Dry Ports of International Importance’, for signature at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. The decision taken by the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is a follow up of the UN resolution for the development of the dry ports in Asia and the Pacific regions, says an official release. The agreement, under the Resolution of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), promotes international recognition for dry ports in the above-said regions. The agreement is also expected to facilitate investments for infrastructure development of dry ports. By ...
