Transport in India
Project Report "Transport System in India"
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
TRANSPORT: Transport is a system in which passengers & goods are carried from one place to another.
Modes of Transport: Transportation is generally divided into three modes-LAND, WATER & AIR.
The Land Transport consists of roads and railways.
Water Transport is also divided into two types:
(a) RIVER OR INLAND TRANSPORT
(b) SEA OR OCEANIC TRANSPORT.
The latest and the fastest mode of transport is Air Transport.
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORT
Transport is over whelming mechanical now days. Transport routes or channels are the basic arteries of our economy.
They provide important links between producers and consumers of goods.
The well unit transport system brings people very close to one-another.
They promote independence among people, in a greatly diversified economic, social and cultural life. Transport network includes various means of transport.
MEANS OF TRANSPORT IN INDIA:
Þ ROADS
Þ RAILWAYS
Þ PIPELINES
Þ WATERWAYS
Þ AIRWAYS
ROADS
India has one of the largest road networks in the world. Roads have been existence since ancient times. Ashoka and Chandergupta made great efforts to build roads. Sher Shah Suri built the Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata in the east to Peshawar in the west across the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
IMPORTANCE OF ROADS * Roads are suitable for short distance travels and traffic movement. * Construction and maintenance of roads are cheap and easy. * Loading and unloading of goods in trucks involves less amount of money. * For transport perishable commodities, roads provide better services rather than railways
NETWORKS OF ROADS IN INDIA
The total length of roads in the country of about 25lakhs K.M. Of these 57% are surfaced roads. Roads in India are grouped into 7 categories on the basis of their construction and maintenance. * National Highways * Freeways Highways * International Highways * State
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
TRANSPORT: Transport is a system in which passengers & goods are carried from one place to another.
Modes of Transport: Transportation is generally divided into three modes-LAND, WATER & AIR.
The Land Transport consists of roads and railways.
Water Transport is also divided into two types:
(a) RIVER OR INLAND TRANSPORT
(b) SEA OR OCEANIC TRANSPORT.
The latest and the fastest mode of transport is Air Transport.
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORT
Transport is over whelming mechanical now days. Transport routes or channels are the basic arteries of our economy.
They provide important links between producers and consumers of goods.
The well unit transport system brings people very close to one-another.
They promote independence among people, in a greatly diversified economic, social and cultural life. Transport network includes various means of transport.
MEANS OF TRANSPORT IN INDIA:
Þ ROADS
Þ RAILWAYS
Þ PIPELINES
Þ WATERWAYS
Þ AIRWAYS
ROADS
India has one of the largest road networks in the world. Roads have been existence since ancient times. Ashoka and Chandergupta made great efforts to build roads. Sher Shah Suri built the Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata in the east to Peshawar in the west across the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
IMPORTANCE OF ROADS * Roads are suitable for short distance travels and traffic movement. * Construction and maintenance of roads are cheap and easy. * Loading and unloading of goods in trucks involves less amount of money. * For transport perishable commodities, roads provide better services rather than railways
NETWORKS OF ROADS IN INDIA
The total length of roads in the country of about 25lakhs K.M. Of these 57% are surfaced roads. Roads in India are grouped into 7 categories on the basis of their construction and maintenance. * National Highways * Freeways Highways * International Highways * State