Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Karnataka to Build Logistics Hub in Karikad to Boost Trade
Imagine a big, super-efficient hub where goods can be easily moved around!
That's what Karnataka is building in Karikad.
It's like a giant play area for trucks, trains, and ships to come together.
This new park is part of a plan to help businesses move their products faster and cheaper.
It'll have warehouses to store things and places to load and unload containers.
It is expected to link up with a bigger plan for the country, like a super highway for goods.
It is designed to create jobs and boost the state's economy.
Karnataka identified Karikad for a multimodal logistics park.
The park is part of the Industrial Policy 2025–2030.
It aims to improve logistics efficiency and reduce business costs.
The park will include warehousing and container handling.
It is expected to integrate with the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan.
- Who
- The Karnataka government.
- What
- Karnataka is building a multimodal logistics park.
- When
- Under the Industrial Policy 2025–2030.
- Where
- Karikad near Mangaluru.
- Why
- To improve logistics efficiency and reduce the cost of doing business.
- Location
- Karikad, near Mangaluru
- Purpose
- Multimodal logistics park
- Policy
- Industrial Policy 2025–2030
- Facilities
- Warehousing, cold storage, container handling
- Connectivity
- New Mangalore Port, railways, highways