Centre Mum on Logistics Park at Jharsuguda.

The Centre is yet to respond to the State Government request for financial assistance to the multi-modal logistics park at Jharsuguda under Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports (ASIDE) scheme.

The Container Corporation of India Limited (Concor), a Central Government public sector undertaking (PSU), has submitted a proposal to the State Government to set up a logistics park at Jharsuguda with customs clearance facilities at an outlay of Rs. 95.40 crore on an area of 28.31 acres.

The State Level Export Promotion Committee (SLEPC) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary GC Pati had approved ASIDE assistance of Rs. 57.23 crore for the project to boost exports from the State.

The release of Central assistance for the Concor project will help boost exports from the State. But the Ministry of Commerce is yet to respond to the State Government proposal for an ASIDE assistance of Rs. 57.23 crore, official sources said.


THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS