A total of four railway stations would come up in Naya Raipur region.
The work of laying railway track had already begun in the new capital region covering a distance of 20 kms, officials informed. The four railway stations are being constructed by Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA).
Notably, a mega Multi-Modal logistic Park (MMlP) is currently under construction spread in an area of 103 acres with an investment of ` 207 crore in Chhattisgarh’s new capital — Naya Raipur, officials informed.
Notably, the MMlPs in Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Uttarakhand are being developed by Central public sector undertaking Container Corporation of India ltd (CONCOR).
As part of the National Perspective Plan, prepared under the Sagarmala Programme of the Union Ministry of Shipping, a total of seven MMlPs were proposed in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
The potential sites were identified based on comprehensive study of the container cargo movement across the country and are located in the proximity of important industrial clusters. This will be advantageous for the transportation of containerised cargo, officials informed.
Taking this forward, CONCOR officials have informed that domestic operations have already commenced at 1 MMlP in Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and MMlPs at 4 proposed locations - Nagulapally (Telangana), Siliguri (West Bengal), Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Jharsuguda (Odisha), which are under development stage.