Assam to get Multimodal Logistics Park- A first in India
As per media reports, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has laid the foundation stone for the country's first MultiModal Logistics Park (MMLP) at Jogighopa in Assam. The development of MultiModal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) at strategic locations is envisaged as a key policy measure to rationalise cost of logistics in India and improve its competitiveness.
Developed under Bharatmala Pariyojna of the Government of India. It will have direct connectivity with National Highway 17, the proposed Jogighopa waterway terminal on Brahmaputra, the newly constructed Rupsi and Guwahati airports as well as the main railway route.
It will have all the facilities like warehouses, railway siding, cold storage, custom clearance house, yard facility, workshops, petrol pumps, truck parking, administrative building, boarding lodging, eating joints, water treatment plant, etc. The project will serve as a growth engine for the economic development of the state and the north-east and provide direct/indirect employment to nearly 20 lakh people.
Warehousing & logistics sector in India is expected to grow at a significant rate owing to the rise in demand from e-commerce, FMCG, FMCD and modern retail.
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