India, June 2 -- Central Customs Department yet to clear operations, even a year after inauguration

By Bapu Lingaraj Urs

Mysuru: The much-anticipated Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Kadakola near Nanjangud - built at a cost of Rs. 100 crore by the Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) - remains non-functional even a year after its inauguration, owing to the apathy of the Central Government's Customs Department.

Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurating the facility and the depot being fully equipped with direct rail connectivity and infrastructure built to CONCOR standards, operations have not begun due to the Customs Department's failure to grant the necessary approvals.

This bureaucratic delay has left the indust...