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    Leveraging Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)
    New Horizons - EDFC
    • 1839 Km long railway corridor between Ludhiana to Dhankuni Kolkata
    • 57%, over 1049 km falls in UP
    • 18 districts of UP comprising of 30% of UP’s population
    • Major locations/ places along this corridor include:
      Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Aligarh, Mathura, Auraiya, Kanpur,Prayagraj and Varanasi.
    • Auriya, Prayagraj, Agra Integrated Manufacturing Cluster
    • Proposed National Investment & Manufacturing Zone(NIMZ) at Auraiya
    • Industrial zones proposed:
      • Pashchimanchal
      • Braj Industrial Zone
      • Kanpur Logistics hub

    EDFC - Benefits to Investors

    • Facilitate uninterrupted transportation of goods to sea ports
    • Industrial Estates & Logistic Hubs along EDFC for the benefit of industries
    • Reduced congestion at terminals and junction stations