"Road transport in India is not competitive but complementary to railways." Justify the statement by giving four points.

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Road transport in India is complimentary to railways. There is no competition between the two lifelines of Indian economy. They corroborate rather compete with each other. Unless we have capable and proper roadways our railways can't boost mobility. Similarly railways help and connect roadways. This...
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Road transport in India is complimentary to railways. There is no competition between the two lifelines of Indian economy. They corroborate rather compete with each other. Unless we have capable and proper roadways our railways can't boost mobility. Similarly railways help and connect roadways. This it's the mutual contribution of both railways and road ways which comprise good economic growth. read less
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Road transport in India is complementary to railways in the following ways 1. Road transport is suitable for short distances, whereas rail transport is more suitable for long distances. 2. Bulky and non-perishable goods are transported by railways over long distances and longer time, whereas perishable...
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Road transport in India is complementary to railways in the following ways 1. Road transport is suitable for short distances, whereas rail transport is more suitable for long distances. 2. Bulky and non-perishable goods are transported by railways over long distances and longer time, whereas perishable goods can be transported by roads in shorter time. 3. Railways can halt only at specie destinations where loading/unloading facilities are available, but vehicles on the road can be loaded or unloaded virtually anywhere. read less
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Road transport in India is complementary to railways in the following ways: (i) Road transport is suitable for short distances, whereas rail transport is more suitable for long distances. (ii) Bulky and non-perishable goods are transported by railways over long distances and longer time, whereas perishable...
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Road transport in India is complementary to railways in the following ways: (i) Road transport is suitable for short distances, whereas rail transport is more suitable for long distances. (ii) Bulky and non-perishable goods are transported by railways over long distances and longer time, whereas perishable goods can be transported by roads in shorter time. (iii) Railways can halt only at specie destinations whereloading /unloading facilities are available, but vehicles on the road can be loaded or unloaded virtually anywhere. read less
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Road transport in India is complementary to railways in the following ways: (i) Road transport is suitable for short distances, whereas rail transport is more suitable for long distances. (ii) Bulky and non-perishable goods are transported by railways over long distances and longer time, whereas perishable...
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Road transport in India is complementary to railways in the following ways: (i) Road transport is suitable for short distances, whereas rail transport is more suitable for long distances. (ii) Bulky and non-perishable goods are transported by railways over long distances and longer time, whereas perishable goods can be transported by roads in shorter time. (iii) Railways can halt only at specie destinations where loading/unloading facilities are available, but vehicles on the road can be loaded or unloaded virtually anywhere. read less
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1)Road transport can reach remote places very rural areas with no train conectivity. 2) Road transport by long distance busses are much much cheaper than trains e.g: USA, Canada , Europe , and India too. 3) Road can be better utilised in suburban & urban & hilly too than train transport....
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1)Road transport can reach remote places very rural areas with no train conectivity. 2) Road transport by long distance busses are much much cheaper than trains e.g: USA, Canada , Europe , and India too. 3) Road can be better utilised in suburban & urban & hilly too than train transport. 4) Road fares can be made cheaper by mass rapid transports by linking between train stops .. can promote rapid tourism .. .. both can complement in big economies like India & China too .. Dr K S Velmurugan Pondicherry read less
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