[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Aviation sector will now be a part of multi-modal logistics hubs in India to promote holistic logistics solutions, union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. So far, highways, ports, inland waterways and railways were part of the multi-modal logistics hubs in India.
The minister said that to transforming India’s logistics from a point-to-point model to hub-and-spoke model is an effort to reduce logistics cost and ensure that multi-modal infrastructure comes up in the country in an integrated manner. India is a growing economy and the high cost of logistics — currently at 14 per cent of GDP — is having a negative effect, he said.
The minister also said that the government is committed to connect centres of high economic activity into corridors. “Forty four economic corridors along with numerous feeder routes and inter corridor routes requiring consistent four lane infrastructure covering 55,000 km has been identified,” he said.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
