New Rewari – New Madar Section Of WDFC to be flagged off

  • IASbaba
  • January 7, 2021
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New Rewari – New Madar Section Of WDFC to be flagged off

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Infrastructure

In news 

  • Indian Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the 306 Km New Rewari – New Madar Section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) on 7th January 2021.

Key takeaways 

  • The New Rewari – New Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is situated in Haryana and Rajasthan. 
  • The opening of this stretch will benefit various industries of Rajasthan & Haryana. 
  • It will also enable better usage of the container depot of CONCOR at Kathuwas.
  • This section will also ensure seamless connectivity with the western ports of Kandla, Pipavav, Mundhra, and Dahej situated in Gujarat.
  • With the inauguration of this section, seamless connectivity between the WDFC and EDFC will be achieved.
  • Earlier the 351-km New Bhaupur- New Khurja section of the EDFC was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister on 29th December 2020.

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