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Jalna Dry Port (Multi-Modal Logistic Park)
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Jalna
Location
LocationJalna, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates19°50′59.3″N 75°48′47.1″E / 19.849806°N 75.813083°E / 19.849806; 75.813083
Details
BuiltPhase 1 Under Development
Operated byContainer Corporation of India
Size500 Acre

Jalna dry port is a dry port (inland port) located near Jalna in Maharashtra, India, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra. It has been developed by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). The facility was inaugurated on 12 March 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Multi-modal Logistics park will be operated and maintained by CONCOR[1] The dry port occupies 180 hectares of land.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] [9] To be built by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust(JNPT), the dry port near Jalna is expected to operate as one of the largest major container ports of India with an upcoming container handling capacity of almost 10 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU). As announced earlier, JNPT envisaged the need to establish extended logistic facilities in the hinterland to facilitate the overall operations at the port.future.[10] Geographically strategic locations of Jalna and Aurangabad for Jalna dry port along with Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project and Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway Samrudhhi Mahamarg would make these cities “growth engines” of Maharashtra in the future.[11]

References

  1. ^ "CONCOR to take over dry port operations". Daily Shipping Times. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Region's first dry port to come up at Aurangabad-Jalna road". Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Aurangabad, Jalna have emerged as state's industrial magnet: Devendra Fadnavis". 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. ^ "UAE to invest in Maharashtra infra projects- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. ^ "JNPT to float tenders to develop Jalna dry port". 28 December 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. ^ "PM Modi Inaugurates Phase-I Of Rs 7,900-Crore Fourth Container Terminal At JNPT". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ "JNPT hires consultant to make Jalna dry port project report - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. ^ http://marinebharat.com/jnpt-port-expands-operation-wardha-jalna-dry-ports/
  9. ^ "Dry Port - Jalna : Project Overview and Updates". 16 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Dry Port - Jalna: Update". The Times of India. 15 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Dry Port - Jalna: Update". The Times of India. 15 February 2021.
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