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Welcome to the
Customs Preventive Commissionerate, Amritsar which has its
jurisdiction covering the states of Punjab and Himachal
Pardesh and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. It has its
Headquarters at the holy city of Amritsar which was founded by
the fourth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Ram Dass ji in 1577.
Amritsar is also famous for its name which means the "Pool of
Nector" inside which the Sikh's holiest and world famous
Gurudwara "Golden Temple" is built. It is a symbol of
universal brother hood, magnificence and strength not only
for the Sikh people all over the world, but also for the
hindus. The devotees from all parts of the world wish to make
a visit to the temple and take bath in the holy tank of the
temple. Amritsar is also famous for the Jalian Wala Bagh, the
place known for the most barbaric massacre under the British
rule and for the Durgiana Mandir which also dates back to 16th
century. This Temple is dedicated to Hindu deities, Durga and
Laxmi (Godess of Wealth) and Narayana (Preserver of universe).
Customs Preventive Commissionerate Amritsar came into being
in 1997 with Shri D. S. Sra as the first Commissioner of this
Commssionerate. The present incharge Commssioner of the
Customs is
Sh.
Krishan Kumar Sharma,
who took over in June, 2012. The main centres of activities in this commissionerate at Amritsar
are LCS Integrated Check Post Attari Road and Land Customs Station
Attari Rail, Shri Guru Ram Dass Ji International Airport
Amritsar , Land Customs
Station Rail Cargo Complex and CFS Chheharta while in Ludhiana
there are two ICDs/ CFSs namely, ICD CONCOR, Dhandari Kalan
and ICD GRFL, GT Road, Sahnewal & Three CFSs namely OWPL, PSWC and
KCM,
there are CFSs at Jalandhar, Bathinda and Dappar also. While
LCS ICP Attari is the gateway of India and a large no of
tourists from Asian, Central Asian & European countries enter
our country through this route. The
Shri Guru Ram Dass Ji International Airport Amritsar is another gateway into the country with about
52 International flights operating per week. A large number of
tourist and NRIs from all over the world use this gateway. |
