Declaration of Sonamura, Jogigopha and Badarpur 'Port of Call/ Extended Port of Call' under PIWT&T as Customs notified port - Customs - FACILITY No. 01/2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue Office of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) North Eastern Region, 110 MG Road, Shillong, Meghalaya Dated: 19.06.2020 FACILITY No. 01/2020 Subject: Declaration of Sonamura, Jogigopha and Badarpur 'Port of Call/ Extended Port of Call' under PIWT T as Customs notified port - reg. The Trade and all concerned are hereby informed that consequent to the mutually agreed upon decision taken in the 2nd Addendum to Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWT T) between India and Bangladesh held on 20th May, 2020, it has been decided to add 2 (two) 'Ports of Call' namely 'Sonamura' and 'Jogigopha' in addition to 4 (four) existing 'Ports of Call' (Karimganj, Pandu, Shilghat and Dhubri) and I (one) 'Extended Port of Call' namely 'Badarpur' in this Commissionerate. 2. As a result, the term 'route' mentioned in Article 1.2 of the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade, henceforth shall be as follows: Article 1.2 1. Kolkata- Kolaghat- Haldia- Raimongal- Chalna- Khulna- Mongla- KawkhaIi-B arisai- Hizla Chandpur- Narayangonj- Pangaon- Aricha- Sirajganj- Bahadurabed- Chilmari- Dhubri- Jogigopha- Pandu- Shilghat. 2. Shilghat- Pandu- Jogigopha- Dhubri- Chilmari- Bahadurabad- Sirajganj- Aricha- Narayangonj- Pangaon- Chandpur- Hizla- Barisal- Kawkhali- Mongla- Khulna- Chalna- Raimongal- Haldia- Kolaghat- Kolkata. 3. Kolkata- Kolaghat- Haldia- Raimongal- Mongla- Kawkhali- Bairsal- Hizla- Chandpur- Narayangonj- Pangaon- Ghorasal- Bhairab Bazar- Ashuganj- Ajmiriganj- Markuli- Sherpur- Fenchuganj- Zakiganj- Karimganj- Badarpur. 4. Badarpur- Karimganj- Zakiganj- Fenchuganj-Sherpur- Markuli- Ajmiriganj- Ashuganj- Bhairab Bazar- Ghorasal- Pangaon- Narayangonj- Chandpur- Hizla- Barisal- Kawkhali- Mongla- Raimongal- Haldia- Kolaghat- Kolkata. 5. Aricha- Rajshahi- Godagari- Sultanganj- Maia- Dhulian. 6. Dhulian- Maia- Sultanganj- Godagari- Rajshahi- Aricha. 7. Badarpur- Karimganj- Zakiganj- Fenchuganj- Sherpur- Markuli- Ajmiriganj- Ashuganj- Bhairab Bazar- Ghorasal- Narayangonj- Pangaon- Chandpur- Aricha- Sirajganj- Bahadurabad- Chilmari- Dhubri- Jogigopha- Pandu- Shilghat. 8. Shilghat- Pandu- Jogigopha- Dhubri- Chilmari- Bahadurabad- Sirajganj- Aricha- Chandpur- Narayangonj- Pangaon- Ghorasal- Bhairab Bazar- Ashuganj- Ajmiriganj- Markuli- Sherpur- Fenchuganj- Zakiganj- Karimganj- Badarpur. 9. Sonamura- Daudkandi. 10. Daudkandi- Sonamura. 3. Further, the present agreed list of 'Ports of Call' and 'Extended Ports of Call' between India and Bangladesh as per Article 11 of the 'Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade' is given as below: Bangladesh India Ports of Call Extended Ports of Call Ports of Call Extended Ports of Call Narayangonj Ghorasal Kolkata Tribeni (Bandel) Khulna - Haldia - Mongla - Karimganj Badarpur Sirajganj - Pandu - Ashuganj - Silghat - Pangaon Muktarpur Dhubri - Rajshahi - Dhulian - Sultanganj - Maia - Chilmari - Kolaghat - Daudkandi - Sonamura - Bahadurabad - Jogigopha - [Authority: 2 nd Addendum to PIWT T dated 20.05.2020) [G. M. Kamei] Commissioner