TRANSPORT
Transport is movement of human, animal and
goods from one location to another.
Transport system is like arteries and veins in
the human body.
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORT:
1) It helps in better utilisation of resources.
2) It helps in process of industrialization and urbanisation.
3) Removes scarcity of good during any crisis.
ROADWAYS:
Sher Shah Suri built the famous Grand Trunk (GT) road to
strengthen and consolidate his empire.
This road connected Kolkata and
Peshawar.
According to National Highways Authority
of India (NHAI), India has a huge network of roads, making it the
second largest road network in the world. 40 per cent of the
villages in India still lack access to all weather roads and remain
isolated during the monsoon season.
CATEGORY OF ROADS:
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS - The
main highway running through
the length & breadth of country
connecting major cities. It is
constructed & maintained by
Central Government. Longest
NH is NH7 (7700 km). The NHAI was set up in 1988. It is
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, responsible for development, maintenance and management of
NH.
Expressways
Expressways are highways planned for high-speed traffic, having
few intersections, limited points of access or exit and a divider
between lanes for traffic moving in opposite directions. They
usually have six to eight lanes.
Difference between a Highway and Expressway is the access
control.
(a) In expressways, roads are not multiples. There is a
controlled access where a vehicle can enter through a
limited place and no further. But in the case of highways,
multiple roads merge with or cross the highways at many
places.
(b) Expressways have several facilities like access ramps, lane
dividers, telephone booths, CCTV cameras and mobile
radars.
Some Expressways are:
1. Agra - Lucknow Expressway-3.5 hrs
2. Yamuna Expressway-Greater Noida to Agra in 2012
3. Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway- India first 4 lane, 1hr , 2001
4. Delhi - Gurgaon Expressway- Gurgaon to Delhi, 2008
5. Mumbai Pune Expressway- India’s first 6
lane.
6. Noida Greater Noida- 6 lane
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Transport is movement of human, animal and
goods from one location to another.
Transport system is like arteries and veins in
the human body.
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORT:
1) It helps in better utilisation of resources.
2) It helps in process of industrialization and urbanisation.
3) Removes scarcity of good during any crisis.
ROADWAYS:
Sher Shah Suri built the famous Grand Trunk (GT) road to
strengthen and consolidate his empire.
This road connected Kolkata and
Peshawar.
According to National Highways Authority
of India (NHAI), India has a huge network of roads, making it the
second largest road network in the world. 40 per cent of the
villages in India still lack access to all weather roads and remain
isolated during the monsoon season.
CATEGORY OF ROADS:
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS - The
main highway running through
the length & breadth of country
connecting major cities. It is
constructed & maintained by
Central Government. Longest
NH is NH7 (7700 km). The NHAI was set up in 1988. It is
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, responsible for development, maintenance and management of
NH.
Expressways
Expressways are highways planned for high-speed traffic, having
few intersections, limited points of access or exit and a divider
between lanes for traffic moving in opposite directions. They
usually have six to eight lanes.
Difference between a Highway and Expressway is the access
control.
(a) In expressways, roads are not multiples. There is a
controlled access where a vehicle can enter through a
limited place and no further. But in the case of highways,
multiple roads merge with or cross the highways at many
places.
(b) Expressways have several facilities like access ramps, lane
dividers, telephone booths, CCTV cameras and mobile
radars.
Some Expressways are:
1. Agra - Lucknow Expressway-3.5 hrs
2. Yamuna Expressway-Greater Noida to Agra in 2012
3. Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway- India first 4 lane, 1hr , 2001
4. Delhi - Gurgaon Expressway- Gurgaon to Delhi, 2008
5. Mumbai Pune Expressway- India’s first 6
lane.
6. Noida Greater Noida- 6 lane
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