India’s Maharashtra state to have 8 multi-modal logistics parks

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India’s Maharashtra state will have eight new multi-modal logistics parks in Ratnagiri, Jalna, Bhiwandi, Akola, Sangli, Jalgaon, Solapur and Nashik districts to reduce transport costs and generate jobs. The decision was recently taken in a virtual meeting of union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari and state industries minister Uday Samant.

Bhiwandi and Solapur are textile and power loom hubs.

India’s Maharashtra state will have eight new multi-modal logistics parks in Ratnagiri, Jalna, Bhiwandi, Akola, Sangli, Jalgaon, Solapur and Nashik districts to reduce transport costs and generate jobs. The decision was recently taken in a virtual meeting of union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari and state industries minister Uday Samant.

Gadkari said these parks will help reduce transport costs by 6-7 per cent. This will help will help retailers as well as consumers, Samant said, adding that necessary procedures to acquire land for development will be fast-tracked, media outlets reported from the state.

These parks are expected to help boost exports of the state’s specialties.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)


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