Transport :: Important ingredient to " GDP " but a very " NEGLECTED - SECTOR "

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Transport :: Important ingredient to GDP but a very NEGLECTED SECTOR

November 11th

November 10th & November 11th

Transport is an important part of India's economy but it is poor in comparison with international standards. Since the economic liberalisation of the 1990s, infrastructure development has progressed rapidly; today there is a variety of modes of transport by land, water and air. However, India's relatively low GDP per capita has meant that access to transport has not been uniform.

Public transport remains the primary mode of transport for most of the livelihood India, and India's public transport systems are among the most heavily used in the world. India's rail network is the 4th longest and the most heavily used system in the world,transporting 8,224 million passengers and over 969 million tonnes of freight annually, as of 2012.

Motor vehicle population in India is low by international standards, with only 24.85 million cars on the nation's roads as of 2013. The number of two-wheelers like motorcycle and scooter is considerably higher at 132.55 million. In total, about 21 per cent households have two wheelers whereas only 4.7 per cent of households in India have cars/jeeps/vans as per 2011 Census.

Despite this, the number of deaths caused by traffic is amongst the highest in the world and is still increasing The automobile industry in India is currently rapidly growing with an annual production of over 4.6 million vehicles, with an annual growth rate of 10.5%and vehicle volume is expected to rise greatly in the future.

In 2015-16, Government of India, declared 106 National Waterways (NW) under Inland Waterways Authority of India to reduce the cost of transportation and lower the carbon footprint by moving the traffic from surface roads and railroads to waterways

Transport System

The Transport system in India in India has undergone a massive transformation owing to the growing demands and developments. The metropolitan cities which are home to people from different parts of the country have changed the outlook of how one should live life in style and ease. The infrastructural support provided by the government is worth being commended and an efficient transport system forms an integral part of the contribution of the state and centre authorities in reshaping the face of transportation in India.

IndianRailways has undergone a massive overhaul:

The presence of Indian railways has been on the map since times immemorial and in the wake of increasing traffic in railways, uplift is mandatory. In line with this, Japan has agreed to modernize 400 railway stations in India by participating in Indian Railways $140 billion investment program over the next five years. Not only this, when Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi visited Silicon Valley, Google agreed to provide free Wi-Fi at 500 stations in India. Apart from this, the government has invited applications from interested parties for redesigning and revamping the railway system in India. Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor is deemed to be India’s first high-speed rail line.

Metro is the face of change:

Delhi metro has transformed the way people thought about underground transit system or metro rail system. With almost 2000 trips every day at an interval of 1-2 minutes, the metro has reduced carbon emissions and according to the figures by United Nations, it has helped in reducing pollution levels in the national capital by 6,30,000 tonnes every year. After the successful run of metro in Delhi, other major metropolitan cities like Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Kochi and others have started their metro rail services.

Airconnectivity surges:

If today you ask a middle-income group person, how frequently he/she travels by air during the year; the answer you will get will be a testament of how rapidly people are using airport services for travelling for work or leisure. The purchasing power of the people has grown and in the advent of this growth, the air traffic has increased. Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is the 12th busiest airport in the world and as per ACI report; the number of domestic and international flyers in 2018 was 6.9 crores at IGI airport which is 10.2 percent points higher than the figures of 2017. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai holds the tag of being the world’s busiest single-runway airport. Many other cities in the country are coming up with Greenfield and no-frills airports.

Greener Buses:

Whether it is the local bus in Delhi or any part of the country, the percentage of people who travel by buses is huge and for this reason, the step of the government to move towards greener buses has been welcomed by the people because these buses emit fewer pollutants. Delhi’s Transport Corporation (DTC) has a fleet of CNG buses and similarly BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport) in Mumbai is eco and disable-friendly, air-conditioned and BS-VI compliant.

River Connectivity:

With Arabian on the West, the Bay of Bengal on the East and the

Indian Ocean in the South, the coastal line of India is long and thus holds a

huge potential for connectivity through the water. Be it the Jalesh, the indigenous cruise which navigates between Mumbai and Panjim or the cargo ships which sail in the blue, the vast potential the river holds cannot be undermined. Canal network is considered to be cheaper than road transport and for this reason; the government has targeted to connect 37 rivers in India for a better transport system.

Metro is the face of change:

Delhi metro has transformed the way people thought about underground transit system or metro rail system. With almost 2000 trips every day at an interval of 1-2 minutes, the metro has reduced carbon emissions and according to the figures by United Nations, it has helped in reducing pollution levels in the national capital by 6,30,000 tonnes every year. After the successful run of metro in Delhi, other major metropolitan cities like Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Kochi and others have started their metro rail services.

Despite ongoing improvements in the sector, several aspects of transportation are still riddled with problems due to outdated infrastructure and lack of investment in less economically active parts of the country.

The demand for transport infrastructure and services has been rising by around 10% a year with the current infrastructure being unable to meet these growing demands. According to Goldman Sachs, India will need to spend US$1.7 trillion on infrastructure projects over the next decade to boost economic growth, of which US$500 billion is budgeted to be spent during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan

This again is a day which was put on the table for its grounding and establishment on November 10th but received the green signal for its every year celebration from November 11th and I have put this on this day

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Shyamal Bhattacharjee 

Mr Shyamal Bhattacharjee, the author was born at West Chirimiri Colliery atDistrict Surguja, Chattisgarh on July 6th 1959 He received his early education at Carmel Convent School Bishrampur and later at Christ Church Boys' Higher Secondary School atJabalpur. He later joined Hislop College at Nagpur andcompleted his graduation in Science and he also added a degreein    B A thereafter. He joined the HITAVADA, a leading dailies of Central India at Nagpur as a  Sub-Editor ( Sports ) but gave up to complete his MBA in 1984 He thereafter added a Diploma In Export Management. He has authored THREE books namely Notable Quotes and Noble Thought published by Pustak Mahal in 2001 Indian Cricket : Faces That Changed It  published by Manas Publications in 2009 and Essential Of Office Management published by NBCA, Kolkatta  in 2012. He has a experience of about 35 years in Marketing

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