CBIC directs Customs to check safety of explosives in warehouses, ports

The CBIC has urgently directed Customs and field formations to immediately verify and confirm within 48 hours that any hazardous or explosive material lying in warehouses and ports across the country meets all safety and fire standards and presents no danger to life and



property.

In a tweet, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said, the precautionary step has been taken in view of the recent incident of explosion at Beirut in Lebanon caused by such material.