Union Budget: Govt proposes dedicated freight corridor between Gujarat's Surat and Dankuni in poll-bound Bengal

New Delhi: Presenting the Budget for 2026-27 on Sunday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a dedicated freight corridor connecting Surat in Gujarat and Dankuni in West Bengal.

The new freight corridor will establish a direct link between the two states, setting up new corridors for logistics and freight movement.

The Finance Minister also proposed to operationalise 20 new national waterways over the next five years, to promote an environmentally sustainable route for cargo movement. Read More...