The Sirsiya Dry Port Customs Office, located in Sirsiya, is set to be merged into the Birgunj Customs Office starting from the Nepali month of Shrawan (mid-July).
Currently, the Birgunj Customs Office oversees both the Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the Dry Port Customs Office. The merger follows a decision by the federal government to streamline customs operations under a unified structure.
Chief of the Sirsiya Dry Port Customs Office, Dhan Bahadur Baruwal, confirmed that the merger will take place at the end of the current fiscal year. “Since both offices have separate revenue targets and budgets for the ongoing fiscal year, the merger will happen only after Ashad ends,” he said. “We’re hopeful that the merger will be effective from Shrawan 1, as the Organization and Management (O&M) survey and position registration have already been completed.”
The Sirsiya Dry Port spans 57 bighas and was constructed with a loan of Rs 820 million from the World Bank. Additionally, India invested Rs 200 million to build a rail link from Raxaul to the dry port, enabling the direct import of goods by train.
The dry port is managed by the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board (NITDB). A five-year management contract worth Rs 3.33 billion was signed between NITDB and India’s Pristine Valley Dryport, which will expire at the end of this fiscal year (Ashad end).
Meanwhile, the Sirsiya Dry Port Customs Office reported Rs 41.18 billion in revenue collection over the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.
The Integrated Check Post (ICP) under Birgunj Customs, spread across 115 bighas, is also operated by the private sector. The TRS Himalayan Logistics Park Pvt. Ltd. manages the ICP under a five-year contract, paying Rs 1.809 billion to the committee as part of the agreement.
