A plan to build a siding along with a warehouse in collaboration with the Central Warehousing Corporation is underway to promote logistic trade with Bhutan
KRC TIMES Desk
A business development meeting was held by Northeast Frontier Railway’s (NFR’s) Alipurduar division recently between N. F. Railway & delegations from the Government of Bhutan having members from their foreign ministry, trade bodies and chamber of commerce etc. The meeting was held aiming toward trade collaborations between N. F. Railway and the Government of Bhutan, supporting the logistics avenues for future linkages with Bhutan.
The delegations from Bhutan visited Hasimara railway station where infrastructure is being strategically developed by N. F. Railway for enabling trade with Bhutan. A plan to build a siding along with a warehouse in collaboration with the Central Warehousing Corporation is underway to promote logistic trade with Bhutan. In fact, Indian Railways has already delivered its 1st consignment of goods to Bhutan through a multi-modal route consisting of 75 utility vehicles.
The vehicles were transported from Chennai to Hasimara railway station by New Modified Goods (NMG) rake, a rake specially designed to transport light motor vehicles (LMV), that reached the Alipurduar division on 28th October 2022. Further, the consignment was taken to Bhutan by roadways. The delegation intends to visit Changrabandha station in the near future.
Discussions related to the movement of automobiles, cement, stone commodities, etc, and augmenting people-to-people connections and tourism development were also held.
The Alipurduar division relayed to the delegates of the Bhutan Government, the vision of railways as the prime eco-friendly mode of transportation for goods logistics and as a sustainable option for mass movement in the country and also in South-East Asia. Railway explained to the delegates of the Bhutan Government the cost competitiveness and strategic abilities to transport goods in bulk and expeditiously to markets across India and Bhutan. Indian Railways already have new projects for cross-border linkages by laying a broad-gauge railway track from Kokrajhar in India to Gelephu in Bhutan.
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