BLUE DART EXPANDS GOA OPERATIONS
- Opens new office in Verna

Mumbai, October 30, 2001 : Blue Dart Express Limited has expanded its Goa operations with a second office. The new office is located in Verna, the large industrial hub located between Panjim and Margao. The office is located at Plot No. U-1 Phase-I, Verna Industrial Estate at Salcate, Goa.

Commenting on the opening of the new office in Verna, Mr Anil Khanna, Sr. Vice President- West, Blue Dart Express Limited said, "In alignment with our network expansion strategy, we are looking forward to extending our range of high quality services and provide worldwide connectivity to the establishments based at Verna."

Blue Dart has recently been nominated in the Emerging Company Category in the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence. It is India's leading integrated air express and logistics company servicing over 11,940 locations in the domestic market. Blue Dart offers a comprehensive range of services and products for both international and domestic shippers. Blue Dart's continuous commitment towards understanding the needs and concerns of the customer has enabled it to provide unmatched standards of service quality with 99.98 per cent reliability levels in the express industry. Blue Dart has a dominant market share and has expanded the market rapidly, which is reflected in its turnover growth over the last three years. Blue Dart is the largest Global Service Participant of FedEx, the world's largest air express transportation company.

For further information contact :

marketing@bluedart.com
Dated : October 30, 2001