Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, JSW Infrastructure Ltd and Essar Ports Ltd have filed initial bids on a tender floated by DMIC Integrated Industrial Township Greater Noida Ltd to build a ₹5,881 crore greenfield Multi Modal Logistics Hub (MMLH) at Dadri, Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh.
This is the second attempt by DMIC Integrated Industrial Township Greater Noida Ltd in the last 12 months to develop the largest multimodal logistics hub in the country.
The DMIC Integrated Industrial Township Greater Noida Ltd is a special-purpose vehicle formed by the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) and the Greater Noida Development Authority (GNIDA) to implement the project.
Three-phase project to handle 1.44 million TEUs
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.
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 from the start of commercial operations or upon achieving 80 per cent of Phase I container capacity, whichever comes first.
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 crores.
The third phase will be developed after 10 years of commencing commercial operations or upon 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 phases over a 45-year concession period.
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 Phases 2 and 3, the warehousing and cold storage can be increased to 4 million square feet and 0.4 million square feet, and to 5.5 million square feet and 0.5 million square feet, respectively.
Leveraging DFC, highway and airport 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 directly linked 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 to 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 potential traffic along the DFC corridors and improve efficiency of operations of existing and proposed industries in the region,” according to the tender document.
The project will be awarded to the bidder quoting the highest Minimum Guaranteed Revenue Share.
