IANS | 13 Dec, 2023
The NHAI has signed an agreement with DC Multi-Modal Park (Nagpur)
Ltd, a special purpose vehicle of DeltaBulk Shipping India Pvt Ltd, for
the development of a multi-modal logistics park at Nagpur, the Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways said on Tuesday.
The logistics park
will be developed in an area of 150 acres under the Public Private
Partnership model at an estimated cost of Rs.673 crore. This project is
poised to be the first multi modal logistics park (MMLP) in Maharashtra
under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, making it a significant
milestone in the country's development.
The project will be
developed in three phases. Phase-I is expected to be completed in two
years with an investment of Rs 137 crore. The MMLP will cater to about
9.47 million metric tonnes (MMT) cargo in the horizon period of 45 years
and will give a huge boost to the industrial zones in the catchment
region such as Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur, and Gondiya. It will create a
lot of employment opportunities and bring in economic development in
the region.
The MMLP will be developed at Sindi (near railway
station) in Wadha district of Maharashtra. The site is strategically
located at a distance of around 3 km from Nagpur-Mumbai Maha-Samruddhi
Mahamarg on one side and the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai rail line, on the
other side. Rail siding of length 3 km from Sindi Railway station on
Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai rail line is substantially completed.
The
MMLP is also being provided access from four lane Nagpur-Aurangabad, NH
361. The site is 48 km from Nagpur International Airport and 56 km from
Nagpur railway station, according to the ministry’s statement.
A
government SPV, Nagpur MMLP Pvt. Ltd is formed by the National Highways
Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML), a 100 per cent owned company of NHAI
and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). JNPA has provided land
for development of MMLP & NHLML is providing the external rail, road
connectivity as well as water and power supply.
The MMLP will
provide facilities such as warehouses, cold storages, intermodal
transfers, handling facilities for container terminals, bulk/break-bulk
cargo terminals along with Value Added Services such as sorting/ grading
and aggregation/ desegregation areas, bonded warehouse and customs
facilities as well as support logistics facilities such as offices for
freight forwarders and transporters and truck terminals.
