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India Urges Decentralised Cold Chain to Boost Vaccine and Food Distribution
✍️ BusinessLine
🗓 15 Oct 2026, 07:37 AM
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BusinessLine reports that India must shift to a decentralised cold chain system to improve vaccine and perishable goods distribution across the country.
BusinessLine has highlighted the urgent need for India to adopt a decentralised cold chain model.
The current centralised system often leads to long transport routes, high energy consumption and increased risk of spoilage, especially in remote regions.
A decentralised approach would place storage facilities closer to end‑users, reducing transit times and costs while improving reliability.
Experts suggest that such a system could also support the growing demand for vaccines, fresh produce and other perishable goods across the country.
The current centralised system often leads to long transport routes, high energy consumption and increased risk of spoilage, especially in remote regions.
A decentralised approach would place storage facilities closer to end‑users, reducing transit times and costs while improving reliability.
Experts suggest that such a system could also support the growing demand for vaccines, fresh produce and other perishable goods across the country.