COVID 19: Lockdown Severely Ruins Petrapol, a Business-Driven Border Town
The recent complete lockdown announced by Bangladesh has had serious harmful consequences Petrapol, a border town whose entire local economy is driven by business from the border.
| 14 April 2021 5:52 AM GMT
KOLKATA: Petrapol, a border town located 80 km from Kolkata, has been going through an acute crisis. Located in the Indo-Bangladesh border area, the local economy of this border town is hugely driven by business.
On April 5th, when the Bangladesh government announced a complete lockdown, the residents of Petrapol were extremely devastated by the news as their entire local economy is driven by business from the border. This border town is mainly engaged in catering to the people who choose to travel to either side of the border to India and Bangladesh thereby offering cargo services, travel agencies, private taxis and vans, and shops selling refreshments to weary travelers. As per a resident, since March last year, they have been "finished" and may not survive now.