NHAI, DC Multi Modal Park in deal for ₹673 cr mega logistics park in Nagpur
₹673 crore. This will be first MMLP in Maharashtra under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. The MMLP will be developed in three phases.
The phase-I with an investment of ₹137 crore is expected to be completed in two years. MMLP will cater to about 9.47 million tonnes (MT) cargo in the horizon period of 45 years and will give 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, NHAI said in a statement.
The MMLP shall 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 Howrah–Nagpur-Mumbai rail line on other side. Rail siding of length 3 km from the Sindi railway station on the Hawrah-Nagpur-Mumbai rail line is substantially completed.
The MMLP is also being provided access from the four lane Nagpur –Aurangabad, NH 361. The site is 48 km from the Nagpur International Airport and 56 km from the Nagpur railway station. A government SPV, Nagpur MMLP Pvt Ltd, is formed between National Highways Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML), a 100% owned company of NHAI and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA).
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