Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, said the Government is focusing on developing the infrastructure in an integrated way so that logistic costs can be brought down to compete in the international market.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to reduce Logistics cost

Nitin Gadkari lighting the lamp to inaugurate Logistics Summit 2017

He said the logistic cost could be brought down by an integrated transport system and there was a need for a better connectivity between them.

Nitin Gadkari and Ramvilas Paswan

If the logistic cost is not reduced to 12 per cent, then we cannot compete in the international market," Mr Gadkari said.

Nitin Gadkari addresses during Logistics Summit 2017

Mr Gadkari said as far as transportation was concerned, priority for him was waterways and coastal followed by the railways and third the roadways.

India Integrated Transport and Logistics Summit 2017

We are also exploring alternative sector of transport which would be cheap and effective," the Minister informed.