Railside warehouses to be constructed at 5 locations

The Central Railside Wareouse Company (CRWC) is in talks with the Railways for constructing railside warehouse in five locations across the country at an average cost of Rs 15 crore each.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Raosaheb Patil Danve informed that these warehouses would be located at Gandhidham (Gujarat), Bhiwandi Road (Maharashtra), Pahleja (Bihar), New Guwahati (Assam) and Yashwantpur (Karnataka).
"The estimated average cost of construction of each warehouse is approx Rs 15 crore," he added.
The minister said that there are four projects where work is yet to start.

He said that for two sites at Gandhidham and Guwahati, approval for the proposed layout plans is awaited from the Railways.
The other two sites at Malda and Cochin have been refused by the Railways due to their other requirements. Alternate sites have not been identified.
"There is no corrective action to be taken, as work can be started only after sites are identified and the layout plans are approved by the Railways," Danve said.