Dedicated Freight Corridor – Need, Challenges, Way Forward
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Due to its high dependence on roads for the goods’ movement, India had long suffered from high logistics costs and slow economic progress. This situation is expected to change next year when Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor are set to be operationalised after the completion of the first phase of the DFC project.
What is the Dedicated Freight Corridor?
- The Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is the largest infrastructure project of the Railways in Independent India.
- Approved in 2006, the project involves the construction of 6 freight corridors traversing the entire country.
- Its objective i
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