Brief Location Assessment

MULTIMODAL LOGISTICS PARK IN GUWAHATI

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• Multimodal Logistics Parks are common globally, including US,

Europe

• Logistics parks are critical to enable logistics cost reduction

• Increased focus on developing alternate modes of long haul

freight transportation (Dedicated Rail Freight Corridors, Inland

waterways)

• Roads provide the critical first mile and last mile connectivity

• Multimodal Logistics Parks enable seamless intermodal

freight transfer

• Implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will lead

to consolidation of warehouses

• Multimodal Logistics Parks provide modern warehousing space at

key economic nodes in the country

Multimodal Logistics Parks: An Attractive Investment Opportunity

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Salient features of draft policy for Logistics Park

Location Norms

• Logistics parks to be developed at key production and

consumption centers in the country

• Suitable land parcels along the direction of major freight

flows with good highway and railway connectivity to be

prioritized

Design Principles

• Nature of commodities to govern the size and type of

facilities to be provided at each location

• Logistics Parks to have five broad zones viz., Commodity

storage zone, Intermodal zone, Value added services

zone, ancilliary services zone, vehicle parking zone

• ~50% of the area to be allocated to Core Logistics activities;

Rest of the area to be allocated for parking, ancilliary

activities, land scaping

Project Proponents

• Central/state government and private developer to be

the key stakeholders

• State Government and Central Government agencies to

form a SPV and the SPV shall appoint private

concessionaires for development and operation of LPs

Role of government entities

• Logistics parks being considered for infrastructure status

• Encumbrance free land to be provided by State

Government

• Road and Railway connectivity to be provided by Central

Government agencies

• Customs Clearance along with bonded storage yards to be

provided by authority

Role of concession-aire

• Concessionaire to procure funding and develop

Logistics Parks as per Authority guidelines

• Detailed design & engineering to incorporate learning

from global best practices

• Operation and maintenance of the Logistics Parks to be in

line with Authority SLAs

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Multimodal Logistics Parks: Prioritized locations

Multimodal Logistics Parks have been planned to be developed at 35

locations by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, as a part of

the Bharatmala Pariyojana.

Guwahati

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Assam is situated in the North-East region of India, bordering 2

countries – Bangladesh and Bhutan. The state covers a geographical

area of 0.78 lakh sq. kilometres, covering 2.4% of India’s area. Further,

the population of the state is 2.6% of the population of India.

Source: Assam Economic Survey 2015-16

The sector-wise composition of the Assam economy is depicted in figure below

Agriculture 21%

Industry 31%

Services 48%

Source: Assam Economic Survey 2015-16

While Assam is primarily rural, the services sector contributes 48% to the Assam economy.

Assam: Economic Profile and Industry Analysis

Key Economic Indicators and Composition of Assam's Economy

Key Economic Indicator Value

GSDP Growth Rate of Assam, FY16 3.34%

Per Capita Income INR 42,349

Fiscal Deficit 2.78% of GSDP

Key Economic Indicator Value

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As of 2016, there are numerous industrial infrastructures to promote

investment and industrial development, which are depicted in figure below.

The major industries in Assam are Coke and Petroleum products, food products and chemicals & chemical products. The respective share total output of the state is reflected in figure below

Source: Assam Economic Survey 2015-16

54%

22%

6%

18% Coke and PetroleumProducts

Food Products

Chemicals andChemical Products

Miscellaneous

Source: Annual Survey of Industries, 2013 - 2014

Guwahati is the most important industrialized city of the North East. The key industries in Assam are Tea, Oil and Gas, Cement, Limestone, Agriculture and Cottage Industry.

Assam: Key Demand Centers and Potential Location of Logistics Park

Industries in Assam

Industrial Infrastructure in Assam

Name Numbers Industrial Estates 20

Mini Industrial Estates 8

Industrial Areas 17

Growth Centers 12

Export Promotion Industrial Park 1 Infrastructure Development Centres 11 Industrial Growth Centre 3 Food Parks 2

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The major industries in the Guwahati region are highlighted:

S.No Name Key Commodities

1 Food Processing

Park, Chaygaon

Ayurvedic medicines and pharmaceuticals, steel

furniture, food processing units, etc.

2 Industrial Growth

Center, Chaygaon

Automobile ancillary, Engineering goods, Plastics

based products, Synthetic and Rubber based products,

Agro based

3 Brass and Bell

Metal Cluster, Hajo

brass utensils, utility products, decorative and religious

items, etc.

4 Export Promotional

Industrial Park,

Amingaon

Ayurvedic medicines and pharmaceuticals, steel

furniture, food processing units, etc.

5 Industrial Estate,

Bamunimaidam

food products, plastic products, etc.

6 Software Park,

Guwahati

Software park

Existing industrial infrastructure

Upcoming industrial infrastructures

Legend:

Source: Projects Today, Assam Industrial Development Corporation Ltd

Guwahati: Demand from Industrial Clusters

Total Road freight Movement (Mn MT)1: 116

Notes: 1. Road Movement for South Gujarat in FY 25 . Source: MORTH

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Road Connectivity National Highway 31 connects Guwahati to West Bengal,

Jharkhand and Bihar.

National Highway 37 passes through Guwahati, and

connects it with the major cities of Assam

State Highways 2, 3 and 41 pass through Guwahati

Rail Connectivity • Barauni – Guwahati (791 KM)

• Guwahati – Lumding (179 KM)

Port Connectivity • Kolkata Port trust (991KM)

Airport Connectivity • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. The

Guwahati International Airport handled 10,460 tonnes of

cargo in FY-15

Inland Waterway • Guwahati lies on the 891 km long section of Brahmaputra

that is National Waterways (NW) 2. NW 2 handled ~2.48

Million tonnes in 2014

Railway Station

International Airport

Pandu River Port

Guwahati: Connectivity

Guwahati is an important urban hub in the North-East which connects the North-Eastern states of India with the mainland through its established road, rail and water networks

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The key competing facilities in the region are:

No. Name of the

logistics facility

Location Key Description

1 ICD Amingaon Amingaon

~17 KM from Guwahati

Key Commodities: Tea, Rice,

Sponge Iron, Marbles and Tiles

Traffic Handled in FY 16: ~7,369

TEUs

Overall Area of ~11,000 Sq.

Meters

2 Bijni Logistics

Hub Noapara, Assam Located ~200 Km from Guwahati

3 ABC India

Limited Guwahati

5 facilities with cumulative area of

79,956 sq. ft.

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Central

Warehousing

Corporation

Guwahati

Used by farmers for storage of

Agri Commodities

Source: CONCOR, CWC, Assam Industrial Development Corporation

Guwahati: Existing Facilities

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Guwahati Logistics Park: Way forward

June 2017 Oct 2017 Dec 2017 Mar 2018

Completion of

pre-feasibility

assessment

Completion of

Detailed Project

Reports

Invitation

of bids

Appointment of

concessionaire

Mr. Pavan Tej Yerur ptyerur@Kpmg.Com +91-7032-916-321

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Contact details: Mr. Ravinder; Email: ravinder@nhai.org; Phone: +91-95607 15959