A private company has been entrusted with the operation and management of Tatopani Dry Port. The dry port, which was constructed with the financial and technical assistance of the Chinese government, will be operated by the private company from Monday. The Chinese side had handed over the dry port to the Nepal Intermodel Transport Development Committee by completing construction on June 28, 2019.

The Committee managed the dry port for some time.

The state-owned Nepal Warehousing Company Limited had been operating and managing the dry port since January 1, 2020. Executive Director of the Committee Ashish Gajurel said that the Trans Silk Terminal Pvt. Ltd has been given the management responsibility for five years. The Committee has entrusted the company to manage the dry port for Rs 11. 7 million. The Committee and the company signed the agreement on September 14, 2022. Gajurel said that the company will operate and manage the dry port while the Committee will monitor and regulate it.