Nitin Gadkari announces a new logistics park at Sindi Railway in Nagpur district, aiming to boost exports and create employment opportunities.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on November 1st, 2026, the development of a Multi-Modal Logistics Park at Sindi Railway in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra. This project is being undertaken by National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), a special purpose vehicle of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), in collaboration with AMARA TRANZ Solution. The bhoomipujan ceremony for this project took place today, attended by several dignitaries including Dr. Pankaj Bhoyar, MLA Sameer Kunawar, District Collector Vanmathi C, former MP Ramdas Tadas, and Sindi Railway Municipal Council President Rani Kalode.
The logistics park is intended to facilitate direct exports of cotton, cotton lint, yarn, oranges, and vegetables from Vidarbha to international markets via Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority. It is also expected to reduce transportation time for cargo moving from Vidarbha through the Mumbai–Colombo–Dhaka route. The first rake carrying Maruti cars has already commenced operations from the project.
The project will be developed across 150 acres of land near Sindi Railway railway station, jointly by NHLML and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority. Through the dry port at Sindi Railway, cotton, cotton lint, textiles, and oranges from Vidarbha will be transported directly to Bangladesh via Haldia in Kolkata without traveling to Mumbai. This is expected to reduce transportation costs per container from ₹1.5 lakh to ₹1 lakh, benefiting farmers in the Vidarbha region.
The Multi-Modal Logistics Park will be located on the Nagpur–Wardha district border and connected to the dry port at Sindi Railway. Facilities such as cold storage and warehouses will be established at the site, enabling the consolidation of major industries from Nagpur and Wardha. Exporter clusters will also be developed at the location.
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