PM Modi, Bangladesh PM dedicate ‘Petrapole Integrated Check Post’ through Video Conferencing

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina on Thursday jointly inaugurated the ‘Petrapole Integrated Check Post’ through video-conferencing. Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee also participated from Kolkata in the video-conference. Union Minister for External Affairs, Smt. Sushma Swaraj is also present there.

Petrapole-Benapole is an important land border crossing for India-Bangladesh trade. More than 50 per cent of the India-Bangladesh trade passes through Petrapole. Trade worth more than Rs. 15000 Crore takes place through the Petrapole ICP, which is more than all the other Indian Land Ports and Land Customs Stations put together. Approximately 15 lakh people and 150,000 trucks cross Petrapole-Benapole every year.

Petrapole ICP will be the second ICP on the India-Bangladesh border after the Agartala ICP at the Agartala (India)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) land border. It will also be the biggest land port in South Asia.