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Unit 8: Transportation

However, most highways in India are narrow and congested with poor surface quality, Notes
and 40 percent of India’s villages do not have access to all-weather roads.

 Ports: India has 12 major and 187 minor and intermediate ports along its more than 7500
km long coastline. These ports serve the country’s growing foreign trade in petroleum
products, iron ore, and coal, as well as the increasing movement of containers. Inland
water transportation remains largely undeveloped despite India’s 14,000 kilometres of
navigable rivers and canals.

 Aviation: India has 125 airports, including 11 international airports. Indian airports handled
96 million passengers and 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in year 2006–2007, an increase of
31.4% for passenger and 10.6% for cargo traffic over previous year. The dramatic increase
in air traffic for both passengers and cargo in recent years has placed a heavy strain on the
country’s major airports.

Did u know? Passenger traffic is projected to cross 100 million and cargo to cross 3.3 million
tonnes by year 2010.
Transport infrastructure in India is better developed in the southern and south-western parts of
the country.
While the Bank will continue to support the upgrading and development of roads and highways
in the country, it plans to scale up its involvement in railways and urban transportation.
Table 8.2: India: Transport Sector Key Statistics

Units As of 2009
Length of Roads Km. 3,516,452
Main Roads Km. 666,452
Paved Roads % 47.3
Access to All-Season-Roads % 61
Road Density km/1,000 sq. km. 1115
Rail Track Length Km. 63,327

No. of Ports 199
Turnaround time Days 3
Airports 125
International 11

Source: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/EXTSARRE
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Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
13. A …………………… identifies a basic transportation method or form.
14. A ……………… is a standard measure of freight activity that combines weight and distance.

15. India’s transport sector is large and diverse; it caters to the needs of ……………………
billion people.

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