Kathmandu. Chairman of the House of Representatives Infrastructure Development Committee Ashish Gajurel and Bara Constituency No. Arvind Sah, a member of the House of Representatives of 3, conducted an on-site inspection of the Birgunj Dry Port and the Birgunj Integrated Checkpoint under the Birgunj Customs Office.
According to the private secretariat of the Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Committee, Gajurel, the monitoring was carried out with the aim of obtaining information about the physical infrastructure, managerial conditions and operational procedures of the port, which is being operated through the private sector under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concept.
After the merger between the Intermodal Transport Development Committee and the Transport and Warehouse Management Company, they are currently being operated through the Port Transport and Warehouse Management Company.
During the observation, they got information about the post-unification operational situation, managerial effectiveness and problems seen in service delivery and possibilities for improvement.
They discussed with Kamal Gyawali, Assistant Manager of Transport and Warehouse Management Company, Rajeev Mohan Jha, Chief Executive Officer of Pristine Valley Dry Port Company, and Ganesh Prasad Ghimire, Manager of Integrated Checkpoint Management Company, TRS Logipark, among others.
Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Committee Gajurel has requested the operating company to make arrangements for the entrance of the port to operate 24 hours a day. On an average, 110 freight trains arrive at the Birgunj dry port every month and 800 freight vehicles are moving daily at the Birgunj integrated check post.
According to the secretariat, Chairman Gajurel has given necessary instructions especially regarding the effective use of railway infrastructure, making train operation more organized and the transportation process of goods easy and efficient.