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The city known as zero mile in India is finally in the right place at the right time.

Nagpur is in the dead center of the country, at the crossroads of busy road and rail corridors that bisect India east to west and north to south. Now, India is on the cusp of a sweeping tax overhaul that could turn the city of 2.4 million people into one of the nation’s biggest logistics hubs.

Known for its oranges, tiger sanctuaries and 45-degree Celsius (108 Fahrenheit) summer heat, Nagpur has seen a groundswell of investment from retailers and warehouse companies betting that the debut of Prime Minister NarendraModi’s national goods and services tax (GST) on 1 July will transform the city’s fortunes.

The new tax will replace layers of provincial levies and unify India’s 29 states into a single market. It could push economic growth into double digits by eliminating shipping delays across state borders and cutting corruption. There will be no need for border controls. There will be smooth flow of transport from one state to another.