Sitting in his sea-facing room, Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs MoHUA

In this extensive interview to INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, he says that it is entirely up to the Railways on how it would like to leverage its unique position as the country’s most inclusive transporter.

Sanjay Gupta is the youngest Chairman & Managing Director in the 28-year history of Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL).

As a special purpose vehicle (SPV), the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDCL) is responsible for executing the largest transit-oriented development (TOD) programme globally for 600 railway stations.

His company has outlined a whopping Rs 88 billion expansion plan that will take cumulative strength of its ports from 75 mtpa to 200 mtpa by 2021.

Real estate developer, Hiranandani Group, is planning to foray into warehousing and logistics with an investment of Rs 30 billion over a 400-acre area

Supported by its parent Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Mahindra Logistics has steadily grown its non-M&M related business to almost 50 per cent of its total turnover from a miniscule 12 per cent in the past.

Logistics industry has always been an underdog and has not received the much-deserved attention yet. Though the sector is full of potential, it is yet to achieve optimal utilisation of resources.