DFCCIL inaugurates country’s first private Gati Shakti cargo terminal in Gujarat

SURAT : The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India on Wednesday inaugurated the country’s first private Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal on its western route near Surat in Gujarat.

Constructed by the Sawariya Shakti Group, the New Sanjali Terminal, which spans approximately 120 acres, is located between the New Sanjali station of the freight corridor and Panoli station of Indian Railways.

While inaugurating the terminal, Praveen Kumar, Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL), called it a significant achievement in the logistics expansion strategy of the freight corridor, the DFCCIL said in a statement. The inaugural ceremony was graced by Hon’ble former Member of Parliament Shri Natu Singh Thakur, along with key officials from DFCCIL, including Shri Shobhit Bhatnagar, Director (OP&BD); Shri S.P. Verma, GGM (OP&BD); Shri Deepak Gupta, CGM (Vadodara Unit); Shri Praveen Kumar Tiwari, AGM(OP&BD), Ahmedabad; Shri J.K. Agarwal, AGM(Business Development); Shri Rajesh Mishra, Deputy Chief Project Manager; Shri C.L. Chaudhary, Deputy Project Manager (OP&BD); Shri Arvind Nagar, Deputy General Manager (OP&BD), Mumbai; Shri Nitin Mohindru, Manager (OP&PR); and other DFCCIL officials. Representing the Sawariya Shakti Group were Shri Harish Agarwal; Shri Nikunj Agarwal; Shri Jai Tekwani; and Shri Rishabh Tekwani.

This is a giant leap forward under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan – building the backbone of Viksit Bharat.