DFCCIL connecting Haldia Port with Ludhiana

A K Sachan, MD, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Indian Ltd (DFCCIL) informed that being one of the most prestigious infrastructure projects in the country, the Dedicated Freight Corridor is a high priority area for the government. DFCCIL has decided to connect the inland waterways from Varanasi to the eastern corridor to provide direct connectivity from Haldia Port to Ludhiana in Punjab. It will allow private players to operate on these corridors and DFCCIL has injected a booster to the construction industry and once the operation starts, the logistics industry will be benefitted. Achal Khare, MD, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited informed that 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 give a thrust to the government's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. LC Trivedi, General Manager, East Central Railways and North Eastern Railways, Indian Railways informed that the Ministry of Railways has ordered a gradual shift of all their tenders to GEM (Government e-Marketplace) for bringing more transparency in procurement thereby creating opportunities through the participation of stakeholders in the rail sector.