Colliers identifies 30 high-potential industrial & warehousing hotspots across India, driven by infrastructure expansion, manufacturing growth and policy push

(MENAFN- sloughpr) 26 February 2026: India’s industrial & warehousing market is entering a phase of accelerated transformation driven by policy push, infrastructure augmentation, evolving consumer behavior, supply chain recalibration and rapid technology adoption. Further, India’s manufacturing sector, currently contributing about 17% of the country’s GDP, is projected to increase its share to approximately 25% by 2035. Against this backdrop, the industrial & warehousing sector is emerging as a high growth frontier, supported by rising demand for modern & efficient warehouses and strong traction in institutional investments.
According to Colliers’ latest report, ‘India’s Emerging Industrial & Warehousing Corridors: Mapping the Next Growth Frontier’ , multiple cities are likely to emerge as front-runners of industrial & warehousing growth over the course of next few decades driven by continued regulatory support through corridor development programmes, PM Gati Shakti programme, National Logistics Policy etc. and infrastructure development in the form of industrial corridors & smart cities, multimodal logistics & textile parks, greenfield sea & airports etc. Moreover, impetus on domestic manufacturing and sector-specific interventions such as the recent BioPharma SHAKTI Scheme and Semiconductor Mission 2.0 will catalyze real estate growth in relatively smaller industrial hubs.
Colliers identified multiple high-potential cities based on industrial hubs identified by the government and an in-house analytical framework built around 5 key parameters/infrastructure projects-

•Enhanced connectivity along strategic industrial & freight corridors
•Upcoming Industrial smart cities
•Proposed Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs)
•Expansion of sea and airport linkages
•Development of large integrated textile hubs
Over 100 cities were assessed to determine their attractiveness for industrial & warehousing growth over the next 5-6 years based on factors such as maturity of industrial ecosystem, presence of established manufacturing clusters, stage of infrastructure project completion, proximity to multimodal infrastructure, availability of Grade A stock etc. Taking the aforementioned factors and additional considerations such as MSME activity & e-commerce penetration, the list was eventually shortlisted to 30 high-potential cities and clustered into Prime, Emerging and Nascent hubs, reflecting varying levels of ecosystem maturity and readiness for future growth.
8 prime, 12 emerging & 10 nascent hubs identified across India as industrial & warehousing hotspots
The geographical spread of 30 identified high potential industrial & warehousing hotspots highlights equitable growth across the Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern, and Central regions of the country. Notably, the 8 “Prime hubs” are already established demand centers and are expected to mature further, consolidating their lead & absorbing new capacity quickly. The 12 “Emerging hubs” are likely to gain significant momentum over the course of next few years as critical industrial corridors, logistics parks, multi-modal hubs etc. near completion, scaling up industrial & warehousing demand in the process. The 10 “Nascent hubs” meanwhile are represented by cities where the impact will start to pick pace gradually and depend on enablers such as core infrastructure adequacy, policy support and investor readiness. Moreover, as prerequisites of industrial & warehousing growth converge, nascent markets can transition into the emerging hubs and eventually complement the prime hubs in the long-term.

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