Smt. Anupriya Patel lays foundation stone of 'Chunar Logistics Park' in Mirzapur, UP

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After Agra, Moradabad and Kanpur, now UP's fourth and Purvanchal's first logistics park is going to be established in Chunar, Mirzapur.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

Who laid the foundation stone ?

• Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel laid the foundation stone of the logistic park on 5 September 2022. The Union Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually attended the event as a Chief Guest. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

Who is constructing it ?

• The Logistics Park will be constructed by Container Corporation of India Limited.
•  In the first phase, the park will be developed at a cost of Rs 30 crore. Other facilities will be developed in the second phase at a cost of Rs 70 crore.

Beneficial to the Business in the area :

• Speaking on the occasion Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel said that with the start of Logistic Park in Chunar, there will be a revolutionary change in the business of Purvanchal including Mirzapur. 
• Carpets, pottery and brass industries, handicrafts, grains and food items manufactured in these districts will get easy access to the international market.
• With the creation of the Logistics Park, goods manufactured in Mirzapur and surrounding areas will be facilitated to be sent abroad through major ports of the country in a short time.