Project News Detail
| Project No : | 203463 |
|---|---|
| Project Title : | Revamp of Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal Policy in Works to Woo Private Players |
| Company Name : | Private Company |
| Project Detail : | The Indian Railways is revamping the Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) policy to increase private sector participation in setting up freight-oriented infrastructure, said people with knowledge of the matter. Guidelines will soon be issued to lower costs for private players in the development of new GCTs, they said. The national transporter is already on course to achieving its target of setting up 100 GCTs and the proposed changes are likely to help in this regard, the people said. The railways is now looking to double the number of terminals. Under the proposed changes, some capital expenditure which was earlier borne by the private player can now be incurred by the railways. Further, the railways will not insist on upgraded traffic management infrastructure if the need for it does not arise at terminals where much load is not expected Sidings for GCT need not be of mainline standards but should be on the basis of the traffic they are likely to handle," RK Jain, former managing director at the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Ltd, told ET. These measures will ensure excess expenditure is avoided and GCTs are made more attractive to investors. Cost saving for a long GCT of around 10-12 kilometres could be to the tune of 10-20% with significant gains due to lowered signalling expenditure." |
| Project Location : | Multi Location (Multi State) - Multi State - India |
| Project Estimation : | Refer Document |
| Status : | Announced |