C Shivakumar
Chennai:
The dedicated freight corridor from Chennai to Delhi would not only open a sea route for traders in the north but would also cut down the cost of transporting goods from Chennai by 20 to 30 per cent.
Interestingly, this would be the first time southern region would have such a long distance freight corridor, says Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) chairman Rafeeque Ahmed.
While Rafeeque Ahmed feels that auto component manufacturing sector in Chennai and northern India would benefit more, Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry secretary general K Saraswathi feels that the proposal to have a new freight corridor between Delhi – Chennai is going to open up the market for Tamil Nadu Industries and is likely to reduce the transaction cost.
Rafeeque says that it would those industries which are situated in the middle of the corridor like in Bhopal or Nagpur stand to benefit immensely.
“They would have access to sea route through a dedicated freight corridor and the movement of goods from the sea and from land would be fast,” he added.
Saraswathi said that the cement and engineering sector which did not have direct access to northern states would benefit immensely.
Interestingly, industry is of the opinion that the dedicated freight corridor should have been in place long time ago. It is the only dedicated corridor linking south to north,” said Rafeeque.
Meanwhile, Railway sources refused to divulge details about the frieght corridor project. “The freight corridor would have a dedicated line,” said a senior railway official, adding that the project is still in the initial stage.
But who would fund the project. Interestingly, Japan is providing aid for the construction of Dedicated Freight Corridor Project ( DFCP) linking Delhi and Mumbai.
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