The dry harborage customs office at Sirsiya, Birgunj has collected profit of Rs 12.7 billion during the three months of the current fiscal time.

The collection is 21.25 percent profit of the total periodic target.

Chief customs officer of the dry harborage customs office, Dhan Bahadur Baruwal, said the profit collection has dropped by Rs. 250 million compared to the matching period of last time.

In the first month of the current time, i.e. Saun, the office collected 79.28 percent of the yearly target, 88.50 percent in alternate month or Badau and 90.31 percent in the third month or Asoj.

According to the dry harborage customs office, during the first three months of the last fiscal time, profit worth Rs 13.1 billion had been collected.