A new passenger terminal building (I) was inaugurated at Integrated Check Post Petrapole - on India's side of the Benapole border -on Friday in a major boost to modernization of border infrastructure and to further strengthen Bangladesh-India connectivity.
ICP Petrapole, the largest land port in South Asia, is the most important port for passengers' movement between the two countries.
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It is also the ninth largest international immigration port of India, handling about 23 lakh passengers annually.
Built by the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), the new PTB (I) is spread across an area of 1,305 Sqm and is designed to handle around 550 passengers at any point of time.