MoRTH to build 35 multi-modal logistics parks under PPP model

24 Jul 2021 CW Team

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had directed the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to build 35 Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP) over the country.

On Thursday, Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, in a written reply to Lok Sabha, informed that MoRTH plans to develop 35 MMLPs under Public-Private Partnership (PPP), in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) mode.

Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Sangrur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur, Nashik, Bangalore, Raipur, Bhatinda, Chennai, Indore, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Surat, Bhopal, Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Hisar, Ambala, Kota, Panaji, Guwahati, Valsad, Rajkot, Kandla, Jammu, Cochin, Sundargarh, Patna and Solan are the cities identified to develop the planned Multi-Modal Logistics Parks.

The bidding documents (The Model Concession Agreement and Request for Proposal) for these 35 MMLPs is under finalisation.

Depending on the result of the detailed project report (DPR), feasibility Studies and authorised bidding document, the tender will be invited from the firms, the ministry said.

The MMLP in Guwahati is under development by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) on 190 acres of land.

In Nagpur, 346 acres of land were recognised for the development of MMLP and is in ownership of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).

On the other hand, 400 acres have been known for the MMLP development at Mudalinganahalli of Bangalore, but the land procurement process is yet to begin.

MMLP in Chennai is intended to be built in 158 acres of land, out of which 122 acres is with Chennai Port Trust (ChPT).

The MMLP projects left are either in pre-feasibility study or currently not feasible.

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