Trucks carrying $4.5m in goods are abandoned on India's roads

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It is chaos on India’s roads, but not chaos as we know it: following the country-wide lockdown introduced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, billions of rupees-worth of goods are being left on roadsides, according to this report from The Times of India. It is graphic account of how quickly multimodal supply chains can come to a halt. “Truckers and transporters ToI spoke to said the goods were at risk of damage and even pilferage, as drivers and helpers ...