Pune customs dept starts process to clear international cargo movement

Pune: The Pune customs department has started the process for granting approval of international air cargo movement from Lohegaon airport. "We are taking up the matter with the finance ministry before we formally communicate our decision to the concerned airport authorities," Pune customs commissioner R Sekar told TOI on Tuesday. He added that the clearance process won't take much time to complete.
International cargo movement from the airport remains one of the long-pending demands by corporates in Pune. There exists a vast potential for such cargo movement, considering that almost 40 per cent of the international freight moving out of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) near Mumbai, originates from Pune and adjoining districts. Lack of adequate space at Lohegaon airport for handling international and domestic cargo has been a major constraint in exploiting the potential.
The airport is only catering to domestic cargo movement for now while all international cargo is being moved through customs bonded (ie sealed) trucks from the Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Dighi, located 15 km from the city along the Alandi road. The same goes to the JNPT.
06/07/10 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010, Cargo Jul 2010