GATI ties up with Maldives Post

By Our Corporate Reporter

CHENNAI, DEC. 14. The Rs. 250 crore retail express company, GATI, has entered into a tie up with Maldives Post, an autonomous body with 200 branches across the Republic of Maldives. An agreement to this effect was signed here today by Mr. M. K. Agarwal, Managing Director, GATI, and Mr. Mohamed Shihab, Managing Director, Maldives Post. GATI had earlier tied up with Bhutan Post.

Addressing presspersons, Mr. Agarwal said the tie up was another milestone in the direction of our service network expansion plan to SAARC countries. It would also boost trade between the two nations besides opening the door for faster, safe and committed delivery of shipments ranging from documents to commercial packages.

GATI is setting up a hub in Tiruvanandapuram as part of its infrastructure development to facilitate the shipment movement, he said.

GATI will door deliver all Maldives Post shipments in India and in return Maldives Post will facilitate the shipments delivery in all inhabited islands of Maldives. The shipments now can be booked from Maldives to any destination in India and all other SAARC countries.

``We are going to have a tie up with all the six members of SAARC countries, Mr. Agarwal said and added that ``We are planning to expand our network in Bangladesh and Pakistan in the immediate future.''

Mr. Mohamed Shihab said the Maldives Post would provide complete solution from customs clearance to distribution of shipments at the desk in Maldives.

GATI, which operates from 340 branches and has a service network of 1,300 locations across the nation, has own offices in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.

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