Kolkata Port offers 60 acres land for state’s first MMLP

Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port (SMP), also known as Kolkata Port is offering nearly 60 acres of its land for the state’s first multi-modal logistics park (MMLP), said official reports. Although there are 6-7 MMLPs proposed across the country to improve logistics infrastructure, none of them is in the port area. This makes the Kolkata project more attractive, as it is just 2km from the dock, the official reports added. “We have invited an e-tender-cum-e-auction for the allotment of the vacant land at Transport Depot Road, Hide Road Extension, and Sonapur Road, on a long-term lease of 30 years for setting up the MMLP. The base annual rent is Rs 21 crore. We have also kept a minimum guaranteed volume of cargo of one million tonne as part of the terms. This will help to attract more port users and benefit the Kolkata port, added reports.