Lucknow: Continuing with its efforts to strengthen Uttar Pradesh's storage capacity, Yogi Adityanath govt has prepared a strategic blueprint for the comprehensive rejuvenation of 21 warehouses across 10 districts.
The rejuvenation project, which has been allocated a budget of Rs 15.14 crore, aligns with chief minister Yogi Adityanath's vision of bolstering the state's warehousing infrastructure. The Uttar Pradesh state warehousing corporation will spearhead the initiative, focusing on modernising infrastructure, as well as repairing and enhancing the storage capacity of these facilities to meet the future storage needs of the state.
Selected warehouses undergoing transformation are located in districts such as Fatehpur, Gorakhpur, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Mahoba, Hardoi, Ghazipur, Shahjahanpur, Bulandshahr and Ghaziabad.
In tandem with warehouse modernisation, the state is also advancing major logistics projects. The Multi Modal Logistics Hub (MMLH), functioning as a dry port, is being developed on 823 acre in Dadri, Greater Noida, with an investment of Rs 7,064 crore.
To complement this hub, a Multi Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) is being constructed in Bodaki, Greater Noida, enhancing connectivity in the region.
Under the action plan, four godowns in Bulandshahr and six godowns in Shahjahanpur will be renovated. More than Rs 3.4 crore will be spent on the renovation of three godowns located in Bulandshahr.
Similarly, preparations have also been made for the renovation of six warehouses located in Jamour area of Shahjahanpur.
The detailed action plan for warehouse rejuvenation includes a transformation of two godowns each in Gorakhpur, Ghazipur, and Etawah. The warehouse located in GIDA Industrial Area of Gorakhpur will be rejuvenated at a cost of Rs 1.35 crore, while the one in Chauri-Chaura will be rejuvenated at a cost of Rs 39.60 lakh.
Similarly, the rejuvenation process will be completed at Sarai Aisar in Etawah at a cost of Rs 39.68 lakh. Apart from this, all the construction, maintenance and development work in the warehouses will be completed at a cost of Rs 18.39 lakh in Jahanabad of Fatehpur, Rs 32.32 lakh in Khimsepur of Farrukhabad, Rs 24.69 lakh in Jaitpur of Mahoba, Rs 50.10 lakh in Sahibabad of Ghaziabad district, and Rs 1.12 crore in Sandila of Hardoi.