MODERN LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE

Development of specialized equipment

Enclosed tri-level automobile car Cushioned appliance cars

Unit trains
Articulated cars Double stack containers

GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL
It is a highway network in India connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and chennai It is the largest highway project in Indai consists of 5846 KMs. Of four / six lane express highways at a cost of Rs. 60,000 crores

It carries 40% of Countrys traffic.

 The project is behind schedule due to land acquisition problems and disputes with

contractors.

Economic Benefits
1. Better and faster transport networks between many major cities and ports. 2. Smoother movement of products and people within India 3. Industrial and Job development in smaller

towns through access to markets

 It provides opportunities to farmers through better transportation of produce from the agricultural land to major cities and ports for

export, through lesser wastage and spoils

It drives economic growth

 It is a logistic system that provides a series of facilities for maintaining ideal storage

conditions for perishable from the point of

origin to the point of consumption in the food supply chain

 A well organized cold chain reduces spoilage, retains the quality harvested products and

guarantees a cost efficient delivery to the

consumer given adequate attention