Petrapole Integrated Check Post in West Bengal on Indo-Bangladesh border

Q.  Petrapole Integrated Check Post is located on which border?
- Published on 26 Jul 16

a. Indo-Pak
b. Indo-China
c. Indo-Bangladesh
d. India-Myanmar

ANSWER: Indo-Bangladesh
 
  • Petrapole-Benapole is an important land border crossing for India-Bangladesh trade.
  • More than 50 per cent of the India-Bangladesh trade passes through Petrapole.
  • Trade worth more than Rs. 15000 Crore takes place through the Petrapole ICP, which is more than all the other Indian Land Ports and Land Customs Stations put together.
  • Petrapole is the Indian side of Petrapole-Benapole border checkpoint between India and Benapole of Bangladesh near Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
  • It is also the largest land customs station in Asia. Petrapole ICP will be the second ICP on the India-Bangladesh border after the Agartala ICP at the Agartala (India)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) land border. It will also be the biggest land port in South Asia.

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