NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DRYPORTS IN INDIA ALONG WITH CASE STUDIES

For a land locked area, aiming for its economic, environmental and social development through ease in logistic transportation via means of water transport, provision of dryport is the suitable solution. This study attempts to co-relate the functioning and facilities provided at Riyadh dryport with the proposed AuranagabadJalna dryport, for its success as a dryport, as Riyadh dryport shows similar geographical and capacity characteristics to the latter