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Indian exports through Petrapole, South Asia’s largest land port situated on the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal state, have been stalled amid the ongoing student protest in the neighboring country.
“On our side, the land port is open and we are doing our best. We have an online system which is operational. On their side (Bangladesh), there are, most probably, Internet problems,” said Kamlesh Saini, Manager, Land Port Authority of India, Petrapole, said.
Saini added, “Exporters and drivers are scared to go to Bangladesh because of the situation there.” The Bangladesh government has imposed a curfew alongside the internet ban. Over 600 trucks are now stranded on the Indian side as the land port uses an online system to function.
Only 40 trucks have crossed from the Indian side to the Bangladesh side of the land port since 10 am on Saturday. Thereafter, trucks stopped going to Bangladesh, said officials. On an average, 450 to 500 trucks with goods move from India to Bangladesh through this land port every day.
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