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Notes + PYQs TRANSPORT
Transport is the main component of the infrastructure
of an economy. Importance of transport - 1. better
utilization of goods and resources , 2. faster
industrialization
Modes of transport
ROADWAYS - India is having largest network of roadways
in the world with the total lenght of 47 lakh km of roads
National highways - The roads which connects big cities
and states. These roads are built and mainatined by
CPWD and National highway authority of india
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Notes + PYQs DISTRICT ROADS - These roads links capital cities with
districts and it is built and maintained by pwds
RURAL ROADS - Connects villages with towns built and
maintained by zila parishad
BORDER ROADS - These roads are built by border road
organization to strenghthen the defence of international
borders
GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL - This is a six lane super
highway which connects four metropolitan cities of india i.e
delhi , mumbai , chennai and kolkata with the total lenght of
5846 km
NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR - SRINAGAR TO
KANYAKUMARI . EAST WEST CORRIDOR - SILCHAR TO
PORBANDAR
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ADVANTAGES OF ROADWAYS
1. Can be constructed in any terrain
2. Offers door to door service
3. success of other transports
depends on roadways
DISADVANTAGES OF ROADWAYS
1. Not sutiable for long distance
2. Air pollution
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Notes + PYQs RAILWAYS
Railways first started in india in 1853 from bombay
to thane
Railways have three kinds of tracks
1. broad gauge - almost all major rail routes are
broad gauge. the distance between the rails is
1.676 metres
2. Metre gauge - The distance between rails is 1
metre
3. Narrow gauge - The distance rails is 0.762
metres
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Notes + PYQs ADVANTAGES OF RAILWAYS
1. Easy and quick transport
2. cost effective
3. safer and comfortable
DISADVANTAGES OF RAILWAYS
1. Non flexiblity of routes
2. takes longer times
WATERWAYS
Water transport is the oldest and cheapest
means of transport and it is meant for
transporting bulky and heavy goods
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Notes + PYQs INLAND WATERWAYS
NATIONAL WATERWAY 1 - It connects allahabad to haldia by
the rivers ganga and hoogly
NATIONAL WATERWAY 2 - It connects sadia to dhubri by the
river of brahmaputra with total length of 891 km
NATIONAL WATERWAY 3 - It connects kollam to kottapuram
by the champakara and udyogmandal with the lenght of 205 km
OCEANIC WATERWAYS
Seaports of western coast - Kandla(gujrat), jawarhlal
nehru port(mumbai), Marmagao(goa), Kochi(kerela)
Seaports of eastern coast - Kolkata , paradip ,
vishkapatnam, chennai and tuticorin
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Notes + PYQs ADVANTAGES OF WATERWAYS
1. it is the cheapest means of transport
2. It is suitable for carrying heavy and bulky
materials
3. It is a fuel efficient and eco friendly means of
transport
Disadvantages of waterways
1. It is dependent on the weather
2. it involves long hours travel
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Notes + PYQs Air Transport
 Air transport in India made progress after
Independence. India has both domestic and
international airlines. The Airports Authority
of India was set up on 1 April 1995 after the
merger of National Airport Authority and
International Airports Authority.
TYPES OF AIR SERVICES IN INDIA
1. Air india (goverment owned)
2. Private owned airlines such as indigo and spice
jets
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Notes + PYQs Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. (PHHL) was established with
an aim to provide helicopter support services to the oil
sector for offshore exploration
Advantages of Airways
 It is the fastest means of transport.
 It is also a prestigious and comfortable means
of transport
Disadvantages of Airways
 It is the costliest means of transport and hence is
out of the reach of common people.
 Unlike roads and railways, airways have still not
been connected to the smallest cities