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The railway department has drawn up a list of 75 more multi-functional complexes (MFCs) on land adjacent to stations and hopes to earn,through private participation,around Rs 1,000 crore this fiscal.
The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) initiated the bidding process for the commercial complexes,which would include food stalls,restaurants,book stalls,ATMs and parking lots,said a senior ministry official.
According to the official,Dehradun,Ujjain,Vasai Road,Anand,Somnath,Lokmanya Tilak Terminus,Gulbarga,Vijayawada,Amritsar,Amethi and Chandigarh will have the MFCs.
The RLDA is holding meeting in Hyderabad on Thursday to invite bids for commercial development of the MFCs at eight stations in cities of tourist and religious interest of Andhra Pradesh that include Dharmavaram,Karimnagar,Kurnool Town,Nellore,Nizamabad,Vijayawada,Zahirabad and Kacheguda.
