Birgunj, April 30
With the ongoing Nepal-India border seal, about 4,000 containers carrying consignments for Nepali traders are still stuck at the dry port at Sirsiya of Birgunj.
Every day, about three to four racks of goods are being imported to Nepal on the railway. However, since they are not being transported in trucks, it has resulted in a long queue of containers at the port.
An agent of the Customs Department at Sirsiya dry port, Anil Patel, says, “Unloading of goods from the train is prioritised. Once that is done, other trucks are loaded. For the last two days, we have not been able to load the trucks. Truck drivers are enduring the waiting time with biscuits and water.”
This has troubled the businesspersons a lot as they are waiting to get their goods to cross the border. Longer the wait at the border, its fees will be higher too. Also, they have to pay ‘detention and damage’ fees while the factories have also suffered irregular operation.
