July 31, 2020: A K Sachan, managing director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) said that being one of the most prestigious infrastructure projects in the country, Dedicated Freight Corridor is a high priority area for the government and Indian Railways is confident to complete the entire 2800 km corridor by 2022.
The dedicated freight corridor plans to decongest the existing Indian Railway network, increase the average speed of goods train from existing 25 to70 mph, run-heavy haul trains (higher axle 25/32.5 tonnes) & overall of 13000 tonnes and facilitate the running of longer (1.5 km) and double-stack trains.
“DFCCIL plans to connect the inland waterways from Varanasi to the eastern corridor to provide direct connectivity from Haldia Port to Ludhiana.” We will also be allowing private players to operate on these corridors,” Sachan said while addressing a FICCI webinar on ‘Opportunities in Indian Railways: Fostering Infrastructure for Future.’
“Dedicated Freight Corridor project has created many employment opportunities and multiple industries are dependent on it. The construction industry has highly benefited from this sector and once the operation starts, the logistics industry will be greatly impacted,” he added.
Achal Khare, managing director, National High Speed Rail Corporation said, “Under the high-speed rail projects, there are total 25 construction packages out of which 20 packages are allotted to Indian companies and only 5 to Japanese agencies. This will further give a thrust to the government’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
BVN Rao, chairman, FICCI Transport Infrastructure Committee and business chairman (transportation & urban infra), GMR Group said, “Indian Railways has done a remarkable job as they have successfully executed more than 200 long-pending maintenance works and have set a clear example of turning crisis into opportunity.”
Source: Indian Transport & Logistics News
