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the commercial hubs of India, is only 80 kilometers away from the
Petrapole-Benapole border and is involved in development in the area. Benapole had witnessed a rise of imports by 15 – 20 percent each year. It has become a significant revenue generator for the government since late 1980s. However, port facilities remain under-developed as yet. Carriability of the road from Benapole to Jessopre is limited notwithstanding regular maintenance. A two-member consultant team of the
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Benapole land port is also lucrative for Indian exporters for its cheaper service and equipment charges. Indian goods receive duty exemption advantage in this land port. The Indian
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that worth more than $ 4 billion. This is the largest land port of Asia. The landport alone accounts for nearly 60 per cent of trade that
Bangladesh do with Indian and vice versa. About 90% of the imported Indian goods enter Bangladesh through this port.
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is working to sort out improvement areas in the immigration and customs of the land port and also studying feasibility of
Benapole-Petropole border as a corridor of transit in this South Asian region. This check post accounts of India trade with
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721:Bypass to ease border traffic
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211:Location
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