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Figure 43 ICPs across India-Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh borderlands

traffic and cargo; in-house weighing facilities for trucks; and security for the goods to prevent pilferage at the warehouses.

To facilitate people's passage, ICPs must house the following services under one roof: immigration, border checks, protection, income tax law enforcement agencies, animal quarantine, warehouses, cargo and baggage examination yards, parking areas, banks, post offices, telecommunications networks, tourist information hubs, waiting halls, canteens or refreshment stalls, public conveniences, and heath care. Thus, for an ICP to be effective, multiple stakeholders must be involved, including the Central Board of Indirect Taxes, immigration

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officials, border guarding forces, food safety departments, banks, and warehousing authorities.

Figure 43 ICPs across India-Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh borderlands

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