A

presentation on
ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN NATIONAL
DEVLOPMENT

Faculty Advisor
Dr.K. A.Chauhan Prepared by:
Dr.N.C.Shah Malvika Jaishal
(P12UP004)
P.G.Incharge
Dr.J.E.M.Macwan P.G. URBAN PLANNING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT, M.TECH.
(PLANNING), SEMESTER-1
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN NATIONAL
DEVLOPMENT.
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON DEVLOPMENT
CONCLUSION
Introduction
Transport : derived from Latin words
=trans + portare
(across)+ (to carry)
Transportation
Transportation refers to the activity that
facilitates physical movement of goods as
well as individuals from one place to another
Modes of transportation
Roads
Railways
Airways
Waterways
Pipelines
 Road Transport

Road
transport

Vehicular Non-Vehicular
Transport Transport
Railways

Transport huge amount of material, goods, and

passengers
Airways

Domestic
Airways International
airways
Waterways

Inland
Transport
Waterways
Ocean
Transport
Pipelines
Transpotation of ---
Role of transportation

Economic Industrial
devlopment devlopment

Social & culural

devlopment

Transportation contributes to
the prosperity of a nation
Economic development
Investment in transport is a key to economic
growth

Transport sector contributes to 6% of Indian GDP

Share of different mode of
transport in Indian GDP
Industrial development
Turning of local market into national market.
Increases the export import from the
Availability of raw material
Connecting the rural market or distributor to the
cities.
Increase the Productivity of different industries.
Social and cultural development
Encourage the globalization
Improved the living condition of people.
Influence the formation urban societies
exchange and adoption of different culture
Negative impact on development
Migration
Environmental pollution
Increase in crime rate.
Hike in land cost.
Conclusion
transport has a crucial role to play in economic
Transport .has
development a been
It has crucial role to
recognized thatplay
the in
economic
provision of a development . Itsystem
high quality transport has isbeen
a
necessary precondition for the full participation of
recognized that the provision of a high
remote communities in the benefits of national
quality transport system is a necessary
development:
in the benefits of national
development:
References
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shipping, road transport & highways government of
India, New Delhi (March 2009)

Road transport service efficiency study, Energy &

Infrastructure Operations Division South Asia Regional Office
(November 1, 2005 )
L.R. Kadiyali, Traffic Engineering and Transport
Planning, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi. 1999.
S.K. Khanna- C. E. G. Justo, Highway Engineering, Nem
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