NHLML and IWAI sign MoU for a Multi-Modal Logistics Park in Varanasi
National Highways Logistics Management Limited and the Inland Waterways Authority of India signed an MoU on 11 March 2025 to develop a 150-acre Multi-Modal Logistics Park in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Summary
National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) signed an MoU on 11 March 2025, in the presence of Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Sarbananda Sonowal, to develop a Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The 150-acre park will connect to NH7 through a 650-m access road, link to the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor through a 5.1-km rail line from Jeonathpur station, and integrate with National Waterway-1. It is about 30 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport.
Key facts
- Signed
- 11 March 2025, NHLML and IWAI
- Where
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Area
- 150 acres
- Links
- NH7; Eastern DFC via 5.1-km line from Jeonathpur; National Waterway-1
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The Multi-Modal Logistics Park in Varanasi, for which NHLML and IWAI signed an MoU on 11 March 2025, will integrate with which National Waterway?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — National Waterway-1
The 150-acre Varanasi MMLP will integrate with National Waterway-1 (Ganga), as well as NH7 and the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.