Birgunj Dry Port collects Rs 36.83 billion revenue in 9 months

Birgunj Dry Port customs office at Sirsiya has collected revenue of Rs 36.83 billion in the first nine months of the current Fiscal Year (FY). The office collected 61.34 per cent of its annual target during the period. Information Officer at the Office Yubaraj Bhattarai said the revenue collection has been increasing in recent months.

The customs office had collected Rs 3.75 billion in the month of Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August), Rs 4.64 billion in mid-August to mid-September, Rs 4.36 billion in mid-September to mid-October and Rs 3.79 billion in mid-October to mid-November. 

Similarly, it collected revenue Rs 3.22 billion in mid-November to mid-December, Rs 3.56 billion in mid-December to mid-January, Rs 4.29 billion in mid-January to mid-February, Rs 4.68 billion in mid-February to mid-March and Rs 4.5 billion in mid-March to mid-April. The Customs Department had set a target to the Birgunj Dry Port customs office of collecting Rs 60.04 billion revenue in the current fiscal year.