India’s Logistics Challenges
Challenges/Issues
- Skewed Modal Mix: With 65% of goods being transported by road, India's goods movement is significantly tilted towards this mode of transportation. Road traffic congestion, pollution, and logistics costs have all increased as a result of this.
- Loss of Rail Freight Share: Railroads have been losing freight share to more adaptable modes of transportation (like roads) despite being a more cost-effective mode of transportation.
- Bulk Commodity Dominance: A sizeable portion of India's freight movement consists of coal, iron ore, cement, food grains, and fertilisers, while non-bulk goods make up a very tiny portion of rail freight traffic.The movement of rail ....
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