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First Freight Train Flags Off at Haryana Logistics Hub
Haryana has started using a new place for moving goods by train and road.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini flagged off the first freight train there.
The hub is in Nangal Chaudhary, in Mahendragarh district.
It is being built in two phases across a large area.
The first phase has been completed.
When the entire project is ready, it may handle about 2 million containers each year.
The hub could help move cars, machines, clothes and farm products.
It is designed to connect western ports with the National Capital Region more quickly and cheaply.
Officials are asking businesses to join the project through partnerships with the government.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini flagged off the first freight train from the Nangal Chaudhary logistics hub.
The Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Hub is being developed in two phases across 886 acres.
The completed first phase covers 408 acres and costs around Rs 1,300 crore.
Rail connectivity to the hub was developed at an approximate cost of Rs 280 crore.
The hub is expected to handle about 2 million containers annually and link western ports with the National Capital Region.
- Who
- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini flagged off the train; the programme was organised by the Haryana Industries and Commerce Department, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited.
- What
- The first freight train began operations from the newly constructed rail yard of the Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Hub.
- Where
- Nangal Chaudhary in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district.
- When
- Sunday, August 23; the year was not specified in the reports.
- Why
- The rail-and-road hub is intended to make goods movement between western ports and the National Capital Region faster, smoother and more cost-effective.
Key facts
- Total project area
- 886 acres
- Development phases
- Two phases
- Completed first phase
- 408 acres, costing around Rs 1,300 crore
- Rail connectivity cost
- Approximately Rs 280 crore
- Projected annual capacity
- Approximately 2 million containers once fully operational
- Industries expected to benefit
- Automobiles, machinery, garments and agricultural products
- Proposed investment model
- Public-Private Partnership
Sources
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