Domestic operations have commenced at the multi-modal logistics park (MMLP) at Pantnagar in Uttrakhand, Shipping Ministry said today.
The logistics park is one of the seven such facilities which are being set up in states, including Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, under the Sagarmala programme to boost container cargo movement.
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has informed that domestic operations have already commenced at MMLP in Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), and MMLPs at Nagulapally (Telangana), Siliguri (West Bengal), Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Jharsuguda (Odisha) are under development stage, the ministry said in a statement said.
"For the other two locations - North Madhya Pradesh/ Chhattisgarh border (Singrauli) and Nagaur (Rajasthan), action will be initiated with a detailed area-wise analysis," it said.
As part of the National Perspective Plan, prepared under the Sagarmala programme of the Ministry of Shipping, seven multi-modal logistic parks (MMLPs) were proposed in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
While the MMLPs in Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Uttarakhand, are being developed by CONCOR, the MMLP in West Bengal is being developed under PPP mode.
The MMLP in Uttarakhand has been commissioned at Pantnagar with an investment of Rs 120 crore in a joint venture between CONCOR and SIIDCUL (State Infrastructure Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand), it added.
Sagarmala is the flagship programme of the Ministry of Shipping for promoting port-led development in India.
It aims to achieve capacity expansion and modernization of sea-ports along India's coastline, enhance port connectivity to the hinterland, facilitate port led- industrialisation to promote trade and sustainable development of coastal communities.
The government said these projects are expected to generate annual logistics cost savings of close to Rs 35,000 Crore and provide boost to India's merchandise exports by USD 110 billion by 2025.
