The first freight train loaded with onions was handed over by Indian Railway to Bangladesh Railway authorities at Gede (India) - Darsana (Bangladesh) interchange point on Saturday.
After customs clearance, the train consisting of 42 covered wagons containing onions will be placed in a suitable rail terminal of Bangladesh Railway for unloading.
In the wake of the global supply chain disruptions due to coronavirus, bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh has also got disrupted to some extent.
To ensure the supply of essential commodities to Bangladesh, measures have been taken to transport the essential commodities through the existing Rail Links between India and Bangladesh, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.
There are several trains carrying essentials in the pipeline and these freight trains will be handed over to Bangladesh Railway using the four functioning rail links such as Gede(India)- Darsana (Bangladesh), Petrapole (India)- Benapole (Bangladesh), Singhabad (India)-Rohanpur (Bangladesh) and Radhikapur (India)-Birol(Bangladesh).
Transportation of essential commodities from India to Bangladesh by train begins
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The first freight train loaded with onions was handed over by Indian Railway to Bangladesh Railway authorities at Gede (India) - Darsana (Bangladesh) interchange point on Saturday.
After customs clearance, the train consisting of 42 covered wagons containing onions will be placed in a suitable rail terminal of Bangladesh Railway for unloading.
In the wake of the global supply chain disruptions due to coronavirus, bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh has also got disrupted to some extent.
To ensure the supply of essential commodities to Bangladesh, measures have been taken to transport the essential commodities through the existing Rail Links between India and Bangladesh, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.
There are several trains carrying essentials in the pipeline and these freight trains will be handed over to Bangladesh Railway using the four functioning rail links such as Gede(India)- Darsana (Bangladesh), Petrapole (India)- Benapole (Bangladesh), Singhabad (India)-Rohanpur (Bangladesh) and Radhikapur (India)-Birol(Bangladesh).