Amul India Maintains Its Supply Chain

Overcoming numerous logistics challenges, amul india has continued to supply milk and dairy products without fail during the Covid-19 lockdown.

- Deepti Thore

Along the highway from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, trucks can be seen parked in big numbers by the side of it, and along the various dhabas and petrol pumps. The lack of the right to passage in the wake of the nationwide lockdown due to Novel Coronavirus has got them into their predicament. A fairly common sight are however the milk tankers and reefer trucks with Amul written on them. Their density increases in areas where Amul India has its facilities. Anand for example where Amul India has its headquarters. It is exciting to see so many milk tankers big and reefer trucks plying.

They are sporting a sticker on their windshield declaring them as carriers of essential goods. With a vast and wide network that includes facilities not just in Gujarat, but in various other parts of the country, the leading milk and milk products producer Amul India has managed to keep its supply chain from collapsing.

In Maharashtra, where it has facilities at Virar, Taloja, Nagpur, and Boisar (Vasudhara Dairy) among other locations, the company has managed a stellar performance in keeping its plants running, and its supply chain consisting of tankers and reefer trucks from getting interrupted.