Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will virtually lay the foundation stone for the first-ever multi-modal logistic park of the country in Assam today.
The event will be presided over by the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and will be attended by and Union ministers Dr Jitendra Singh, Gen VK Singh and Rameshwar Teli and several ministers of Assam.
AIR correspondent reports that, the 694 crore rupees park at Bongaigaon district will provide direct connectivity to air, road, rail and waterways to the people of Assam.
It will be developed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana of the Centre. The fund for the multimodal logistics park would be spent in 3 components – road and railway connectivity as well as building and infrastructure work. An MoU will also be signed to implement the project.
