ArunKumarMishraUpsidc - EASTERN DEDICATED FRIEGHT CORRIDOR (EDFC) PROJECT

by Arun Kumar Mishra (UPSIDC) Be the Change

Initiative taken by Chief Minister of U.P. to develop an industrial corridor on Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) on the lines of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor has gained momentum.

State Government has nominated Managing Director, U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) as the Nodal Officer and UPSIDC as the Nodal agency for this ambitious project, which promises to revolutionise the industrial scenario in Uttar Pradesh

In this Project it is proposed to develop two National Investment & Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) and five Industrial Zones along the U.P. section of the industrial corridor. Proposed NIMZs include Auraiya National Investment & Manufacturing Zone (6043 hectares) and Jhansi National Investment & Manufacturing Zone (5567 hectares), while industrial zones have been proposed at Pashchimanchal Industrial Zone (2000 hectares), Braj Industrial Zone(2000 hectares), Kanpur Logistics hub (6000 hectares), Allahabad-Naini-Bara Investment Zone (3000 hectares), Mughalsari-Varansai-Mirjapur Investment Zone (3000 hectares).

Uttar Pradesh is the biggest beneficiary of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor project with the share of nearly 57 percent measuring 1049 Kms dissecting the state through.