Scindia holds meeting on kickstarting multi-modal logistics hub

20 Jan 2022 CW Team

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of Aviation, held a meeting with the officials and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on kickstarting multi-modal logistics hubs across India.

He said it is a necessary infrastructure for cargo movement seamlessly and customer-friendly.

He chaired the meeting with the officials and the Department of Commerce on kickstarting multi-modal logistics hubs in India.

Scindia added that suggested institutionalising a Project Management Group with stakeholders spanning over the ministries and industries to identify and manage the overall challenges of the project.

At the end of December 2020, the government approved a multi-modal logistics and transport hub (MMTH) at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, to make India a leading player in the global supply chain.

A multi-modal transport project and a logistic hub that was proposed in Bodaki village on 478 hectares of land during its 123rd meeting at its main administrative building in Knowledge Park-IV.

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