Director Kalayatan Cargo

The biggest impediment for India’s logistics sector is the poorly developed underlying infrastructure. Indian roads operate at more than 300 per cent capacity during peak hours and emergence of new technologies is the best hope to contribute in getting respite from increasing traffic. Drones look like a positive aspect amidst the dark clouds of poor Indian infrastructure and increasing traffic. Drones could help in significantly bringing down the cost of last-mile delivery across different industries. The e-Commerce industry is likely to be the biggest beneficiary of drones as the average number of parcels per consignment is low in e-Commerce. This would also bring down the time required for ensuring successful delivery of parcels.

However, there are multiple reasons due to which drones might not prove to a big success in India. Lack of trained manpower could lead to slow acceptability of the technology. Drones require exact locations to deliver products. The technology is likely to work in developed economies where houses/commercial premises are distinctly identifiable.