More logistics parks in the offing: KTR

ATTRACTIONS AT PARK

•     Warehouses (2 lakh sft)

•     Parking for 500 trucks

•     Cold storage for 10,000 tonnes

•     Dormitory for 200 persons

•     Restaurants, office space, fuel stations

•     It also has PHC and automobile service centre

Batasingaram: A state of the art HMDA Truck Dock Logistics Park was inaugurated by the MA&UD Minister K Taraka Rama Rao at Batasingaram on Thursday. The park is jointly developed by HMDA and Truck Dock in a PPP mode in about 40 acres and at a project cost of Rs 40 crore.

This logistics park provides facilities such as warehouses (2 lakh sft), parking for 500 trucks, cold storage for 10,000 metric tonnes, dormitory for 200 persons, restaurants, office space, fuel stations, primary health centre, and automobile service centre.

Addressing the dignitaries at the inaugural event, Minister KTR stated the state government is taking all measures to ensure the city grows in all directions. He also asserted that the government is working towards increasing employment and education opportunities along with improved health infrastructure.

The minister also highlighted that various organisations were placing Hyderabad on the top of the charts in the Infrastructure sector and office space absorption metrics. "Through progressive policies such as TS iPASS, the Telangana government succeeded in attracting more that 14000 industries to the state," he said, adding that all approvals were being given to the industries within 15 days.

KTR stated that the government was aiming to setting up more logistics parks in the State which will further boost the manufacturing sector.

Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy, MLA Manchireddy Kishan Reddy, MA&UD Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and other senior officials from HMDA were present.