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Ludhiana: The Punjab government's decision to set up a dry port near Kila Raipur in Ludhiana district has cheered the local industry.The port will be a link with the Eastern and Western Railway Freight corridor. The upcoming facility of double stack containers at the port will benefit the local industry to cut down on its transportation cost by 33 per cent.The proposed dry port is the need of the hour. Now, that the business ties of India and Pakistan are improving, the proposed dry port will help in catering to exporters. The decision taken by the government is a welcome step and we hope that the work of the dry port is completed on time," said Satish Kumar, an industrialist from Mandi Gobindgarh."The port will cater to the future commercial needs of the region,” said SK Kataria, an exporter."Since Ludhiana is an industrial city, the proposed port will assume great important to the city in particular and to Punjab in general,” said Lalit Khanna, another industrialist.