Commercial operations begin at Multi Modal Logistics Park in Nagpur
Under the PM Gati Shakti initiative of the Prime Minister, with the aim to provide seamless and efficient connectivity for the movement of people, goods and services across various modes of transport, thereby enhancing last-mile connectivity and reducing travel time, and under the guidance of Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Mr Nitin Gadkari, the Multi Modal Logistics Park Limited, Nagpur (MMLP Nagpur) at Sindi, near Wardha commenced its commercial operations with a goal to establish faster links.
MMLP Nagpur, established by National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), a 100% owned company of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), received its first rake of 123 Maruti cars ex Farukhnagar on April 28, 2025, marking a major achievement for the facility.
NHLML had signed an agreement with a private developer for the MMLP in an area of 150 acres in three phases under Public-Private Partnership model with Concession Period of 45 years, at an estimated cost of Rs 673 crore. Phase-I will be developed with an investment of Rs 137 crore.
An Authority SPV, Maharashtra MMLP Pvt. Ltd, has been formed between National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), which has to provide land, external rail and road connectivity, as well as water and power supply for the development of the MMLP.
The MMLP will provide facilities such as warehouses, cold storages, intermodal transfers, handling facilities for container terminals, bulk/break-bulk cargo terminals, along with value-added services such as sorting/grading and aggregation/desegregation areas, bonded warehouse and Customs facilities, as well as support logistics facilities such as offices for freight forwarders and transporters, and truck terminals.
MMLP Nagpur will help improve the country’s freight logistics sector by enabling efficient inter-modal freight movement to lower overall freight costs and time; providing efficient warehousing, improved tracking and traceability of consignments, thereby enhancing efficiency of the Indian logistics sector. It will also create employment opportunities and bring in economic development in the region, highlighted a release.
Source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, May 1