MUMBAI: The DMIC Integrated Industrial Township Greater Noida Ltd has floated a fresh tender to build a ₹5,881 crore greenfield Multi Modal Logistics Hub (MMLH) at Dadri, Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh after the first attempt attracted just two bids and was scrapped.The tender issued in November 2025 was extended multiple times.
The new tender has been issued for the project without any major changes to attract more bidders, sources said.
ETInfra could not verify why the DMIC Integrated Industrial Township Greater Noida Ltd cancelled the tender and called fresh bids.
The DMIC Integrated Industrial Township Greater Noida Ltd is a special purpose vehicle formed by National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) and Greater Noida Development Authority (GNIDA) to implement the project. The entity could not be reached for comments.The Multi Modal Logistics Hub, spread over 311 hectares, will have mechanised warehouses, specialised storage solutions and mechanised handling and intermodal transfer of container, bulk and break-bulk cargo. It will also offer value added services such as cross-docking, customisation, stacking and labelling.
Phase-wise development
The facility will be built in three phases with the first phase costing ₹2,374 crore, designed to handle 0.74 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) and 6.7 million tonnes (MT) of non-containerised cargo. The capacity will be increased to 1.12 million TEUs and 7.2 MT of non-containerised cargo with ₹1,412 crore in the second phase.The second phase will be developed after five years of starting commercial operations or on achieving 80 per cent of Phase I container capacity, whichever is earlier.
In the third phase, the capacity will be enhanced to 1.44 million TEUs and 7.8 MT of non-containerised cargo with an investment of ₹2,095 crore.
The third phase will be developed after 10 years of starting commercial operations or on achieving 80 per cent of Phase 2 container capacity, whichever is earlier.
The MMLP is also proposed to provide modern warehousing and cold storage facilities in a phase-wise manner over the concession period of 45 years. In Phase I, the private developer has to create a built-up area of 3 million square feet for modern warehousing and 0.3 million square feet for cold storage. For Phase 2 and Phase 3, the warehousing and cold storage can be increased to 4 million square feet and 0.4 million square feet, and 5.5 million square feet and 0.5 million square feet, respectively.
Integrated connectivity
The proposed logistics hub benefits from integrated connectivity across all major transport modes.
The facility is strategically located at the junction of the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors and is linked directly to NH34, the Eastern Peripheral Expressway and the Jewar International Airport. It is adjacent to the existing Delhi-Howrah broad gauge line in the southwest and old National Highway 91 (NH-91) in the north-west.
“The key advantage of the project lies in its location since it is strategically positioned close to the congruence point of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) and thus has the advantage to tap the potential traffic along the DFC corridors and improve efficiency of operations of existing and proposed industries in the region,” according to the tender.The project will be awarded to the bidder quoting the highest Minimum Guaranteed Revenue Share (highest bidder).
The huge cost of ₹5,881 crore involved in building a dry port (equivalent to building a new seaport) and the excess capacity in the region with some 20 operational inland container depots (ICDs) could have dampened investor interest, said a logistics industry source.
