Blue Dart Strengthens Its Network In The East

- adds new location in West Bengal

Kharagpur : June 24, 2003

Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia's leading courier and integrated air express package distribution company, today announced commencement of its services in Kharagpur through its Regional Service Participant (RSP), Kharagpur Gas Service. All of Blue Dart's products and services will be available from Kharagpur.

On the appointment of the new RSP, Amod Dasgupta, Vice President - East, Blue Dart Express Limited said, "It gives us great pleasure to appoint our RSP in this area. Kharagpur Gas Station with its existing base of 13,000 customers and 32 delivery counters allows us to better service our customers in the region and provides them convenient access to our entire range of products and services".

He also added, "Our Regional Service Participant at Kharagpur is linked to Blue Dart's extensive communication system via the internet through an indigenously-designed special software called SENTOR (Status Entry Offline for Regional Service Participants and Remote Locations) which will provide all customers in the region with tracking updates and information in real-time. This service is unique to Blue Dart Service Participants."

Kharagpur houses the premier educational powerhouse, IIT Kharagpur, the oldest amongst all IITs. It boasts of an air force base and is the divisional headquarters of South Eastern Railways. The area is also home to mines for ferrites and their processing units, as well as manufacturing units of primary business houses.

Blue Dart, South Asia's leading courier and integrated air express package Distribution Company with dedicated aviation infrastructure, offers secure and reliable delivery of consignments to over 13,600 locations in the region. Through its sales alliance with world #1, DHL Worldwide Express, Blue Dart offers its customers the DHL advantage of global reach, unmatched cross-border specialisation and greater network flexibility. Blue Dart has been re-certified recently, as one of a handful of Indian companies, to the new global ISO 9001-2000 standards. The Blue Dart team drives marketplace leadership through its unique aviation system, cutting edge technology, innovation and value-added services to deliver unmatched standards of service quality to its customers.

For further information contact :
marketing@bluedart.com
Dated : June 24, 2003