Kanpur, Apr 4 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority have signed an agreement to position the proposed Lalitpur Pharma Park as a global export hub.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by UPSIDA Chief Executive Officer Vijay Kiran Anand and JNPA Chairman Gaurav Dayal to seamlessly connect industrial regions of northern India to global markets, according to an official statement issued by UPSIDA on Saturday.

The strategic partnership would enable the Lalitpur Pharma Park to be directly linked to international maritime trade routes, marking a significant step towards transforming it into a global export centre, it stated.

Highlighting the significance of the collaboration, Anand said the pharma park in Lalitpur is a key component of the vision of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to establish Uttar Pradesh as a leading force in healthcare and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

"By partnering with JNPA, we are enabling world-class logistics facilities for our investors. Integration with dedicated freight corridors will allow pharmaceutical manufacturers to access markets with unprecedented speed, significantly enhancing their global competitiveness," he said.

As part of the agreement, the Dadri-Khurja rail link will be strategically utilised to connect with the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), creating an advanced multi-modal rail network.

This network will ensure efficient, secure and cost-effective transportation of high-value pharmaceutical products manufactured in Lalitpur directly to JNPA, India's largest container port.

The collaboration aims to boost export-import (EXIM) trade by providing seamless logistics support for the import of raw materials and export of finished pharmaceutical products from the Lalitpur cluster.

It will also facilitate technical and operational cooperation tailored to the complex logistics needs of the pharmaceutical sector, while strengthening coordination among industry stakeholders, logistics service providers and other entities to build a more efficient and competitive supply chain.

The statement said the partnership represents a concrete step towards integrating Uttar Pradesh's industrial growth with national logistics infrastructure, thereby enhancing the state's ease of doing business ecosystem and making it more attractive for investment.

UPSIDA, as the nodal agency for industrial infrastructure development in the state, is driving economic growth through the development of specialised industrial clusters, it said.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, located in Navi Mumbai, is India's premier container port, handling around 50 per cent of the total containerised cargo across major ports. Commissioned in 1989, it is connected to over 200 ports worldwide and is supported by an extensive rail and road network.

Strategically located along a major industrial corridor, the Lalitpur Pharma Park will gain seamless connectivity to global shipping routes through its linkage with the WDFC and EDFC via the Dadri-Khurja link. PTI KIS BAL BAL BAL