MoCA identifies four sites for cargo terminals in Gujarat

Launching the Krishi UDAN 2.0 scheme, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry has identified four sites at Ahmedabad, Vadodra, Rajkot and Bhavnagar in Gujarat to set up cargo terminals with the development of hub and spoke model along with a freight grid. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, said, “This Krishi UDAN 2.0 scheme will open up more avenues of growth for the agricultural sector and help attain the goal of doubling farmers’ income by removing barriers in supply chain, logistics and transportation of farm produce.” The Krishi UDAN 2.0 scheme has given a full waiver of airport charges at select airports, including Srinagar, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Jorhat, Lucknow, Tuticorin and Kozhikode among other cities.