Introduction to Truck Transportation in India
What Moves your Chhole Kulche Introduction to Truck Transportation in India One fine morning, Dharmesh went out from his house in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, to the market near Shri Hanuman Mandir Malpur. Scrolling through the edibles at the general store, Dharmesh picked up a pack of Parle G, a litre pouch of Gemini Refined Sunflower oil, two packs of Adani Wilmar rice and a large pack of Kurukure for the evening. Then from the vegetable vendors, Dharmesh purchased a Kg of spinach, bananas and kamal kakdi each. No big deal to realise that each and every item that Dharmesh casually bought, had been exchanged among a large number of institutions, travelled through a vast network, most likely more than any of us have since the lockdown started. Parle G came from Neemrana, Rajasthan, Sunflower oil came from Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, rice probably from Mundra, Gujarat. And Kurkure, from Mecheda, West Bengal. Even the fresh fruits and vegetables are not local- spinach travelled right f...