Haryana
India’s largest Gati Shakti Multimodal Cargo Terminal
- 20 Jun 2025
- 3 min read
Why in News?
India’s largest Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal was inaugurated in Manesar, Haryana.
Key Points
- About the Terminal:
- It is developed under the Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
- The terminal aims to strengthen multimodal connectivity, streamline freight movement nationwide, and boost Haryana’s position as a leading automobile manufacturing hub.
- It is a joint venture of Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC), Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) and Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA).
- Significance:
- Enhanced Freight Connectivity: The terminal will link vehicle consignments from Maruti’s Manesar and Gurugram plants to 17 hubs across 380 Indian cities.
- It will also connect to major export ports such as Pipavav and Mundra in Gujarat.
- Support to the Automobile Sector: Haryana produces nearly 50% of India’s cars.
- The internal railway siding built by HRIDC at Maruti supports the state’s commitment to ‘ease of doing business.’
- First Cargo Train: The first cargo train from the terminal was flagged offl.
- Enhanced Freight Connectivity: The terminal will link vehicle consignments from Maruti’s Manesar and Gurugram plants to 17 hubs across 380 Indian cities.
PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
- About: It was launched in 2021 with the aim of transforming India’s infrastructure in five years.
- It has been developed as a Digital Master Planning tool by BISAG-N (Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics).
- Purpose: The plan seeks to speed up project execution, cut delays, break inter-ministerial silos, and enhance India’s ease of living and global competitiveness through world-class infrastructure.
- Key Features:
- Digital Integration: A unified digital platform connecting 16 ministries for coordinated planning and execution.
- Multi-Sector Collaboration: Integrates major programmes like Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry ports, and UDAN.
- Economic Zones: Focuses on developing clusters and corridors in textiles, pharmaceuticals, defence, and agriculture.
- Use of Technology: Uses advanced spatial tools and ISRO satellite data for better planning and real-time monitoring.
- Key Drivers: Seven core sectors drive growth and connectivity, supported by energy, IT, water, sewerage, and social infrastructure for seamless logistics and synergy.
- Six Pillars: The six pillars of PM Gati Shakti are Comprehensiveness, Prioritisation, Optimisation, Synchronisation, Analytical Capability, and Dynamic Monitoring.
