KATHMANDU, Feb. 17 -- Nepal-bound cargoes from Kolkata/Haldia port of India have now come under Electric Cargo Tracking Service (ECTS), starting from Friday.

The first cargo train with the electronic tracking system equipped with the newest technology was inaugurated by Vinit Kumar, chairman of Kolkata Port Trust and Ek Narayan Aryal, Kolkata-based commissioner for customs and consul general of Nepal. The new transshipment procedure is introduced as a pilot project in the rail route from Kolkata/Haldia to Birgunj dry port.

The implementation of new technology brings with it features like tracking functionality, high-security electronic locks and a faster rate of transshipment procedure that helps to control possible misuse of supplies a...