UP has 16 investment proposals for cargo terminals in 14 districts

The UP government has reportedly received 16 investment proposals for cargo terminals near railway tracks in 14 districts under the Uttar Pradesh Warehousing and Logistics Policy, 2022, while investor interest in other transport sectors like inland waterways and trucker parks remains lacking. In the first phase, the policy seeks development of 25 cargo terminals. The transport department, which is the nodal body for these sectors, has invited fresh proposals to get investors for inland waterways and truckers parks as well. According to the reports Avani Paridhi Mining and Minerals has proposed to set up one cargo terminal each in Sultanpur, Shahjahanpur, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Sitapur, Ayodhya, Meerut, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Varanasi and Gautam Buddh Nagar and two each in Lucknow and Agra. Another company has proposed to set up a cargo terminal in Moradabbad under the Centre’s Gati Shakti Scheme, the reports added.