Dedicated Freight Corridors

  • April 7, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Dedicated Freight Corridors

Subject: Geography

Context- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has pulled up the Railway Ministry for the delay in construction of the eastern and western dedicated freight corridors (EDFC and WDFC) and the Indian Railways for not ensuring a time table for goods trains operation.

Concept-

What is a Dedicated Freight Corridor?

  • It is a high speed & high-capacity railway corridor that is exclusively meant for the transportation of freight (goods & commodities).
  • On the normal lanes, goods trains must make way for passenger trains, thereby delaying freight movement.
  • The surging power needs requiring heavy coal movement, booming infrastructure construction, & growing international trade has led to the conception of the Dedicated Freight Corridors.
  • DFC involves the seamless integration of better infrastructure & state of the art technology. It will allow for efficient & fast movement of freight.

Dedicated Freight Corridor

Dedicated Freight Corridor Project:

  • Under Ministry of Railways, The project involves the construction of six freight corridors traversing the entire country.
  • The purpose of the project is to provide a safe & efficient freight transportation system.
  • Initially, the construction of two freight corridors,
    • Western DFC connecting the states of Haryana & Maharashtra &
    • Eastern DFC connecting the states Punjab & West Bengal, is being undertaken.
  • The other four corridors include
    • North-South (Delhi-Tamil Nadu),
    • East-West (West Bengal-Maharashtra),
    • East-South (West Bengal-Andhra Pradesh)&
    • South-South (Tamil Nadu-Goa).
  • The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is the implementing agency of the project.

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC):

  • Dadri, U.P to Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai-1,468 km
  • The WDFC covers Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra& Uttar Pradesh.
  • It is being funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC):

  • Ludhiana Punjab to Dankuni West Bengal-1,760 km
  • The EDFC route covers Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal
  • The EDFC route has coal mines, thermal power plants & industrial cities.
  • EDFC is being funded by the World Bank.
  • Connecting Link for Eastern & Western Arm is under construction between Dadri & Khurja.

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Dedicated Freight Corridors Geography