This document discusses the key modes of transportation and communication in India that contribute to its socioeconomic progress and development. It outlines the major road, rail, pipeline, water, and air transportation networks in the country. It also discusses mass communication mediums like newspapers, radio, television and the internet. International trade is mentioned as playing an important role in most countries' GDP by facilitating the exchange of capital, goods and services across borders.

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3. • Today , India is well linked with the rest of the world
despite of its vast size , diversity and linguistic and socio-
cultural plurality . Railways , airways waterways ,
newspapers radio television cinema and internet , etc .
have been contributing to its socio economic progress in
many ways . The trades from local to international levels
have added to the vitality of its economy . It has enriched
our life and added substantially to growing amenities and
facilities for the comforts of life .

5. • Transport:- Roadways,
Railways, Pipelines,
Waterways, Airways.

6. • Roadways India has one of the biggest road networks in
the world aggregating to about 2.3 million km at present .
The growing importance of roadways is because of : Low
construction cost . It is economical . It provides door to
door service . It is used as feeder to other mode of
transport.
• In India roads are classified in the following six classes:
• In India roads are classified in the following six classes
Golden quadrilateral super highways National highways
State highways District roads Other roads Border roads

8. • Golden quadrilateral super highways:
• Golden quadrilateral super highways It links Delhi ,
Kolkata , Chennai ,
Mumbai . The north –south and east-west corridor
are part of this project . Objective –to reduce time and
distance b/w mega cities of India . Projects implemented by
National Highway Authority of India( NHAI ) .
• National highways :
• National highways These links extreme parts of the country
. These are laid by the central public works department .
NH 1 is Sher–Shah Suri Marg b/w Delhi and Amritsar .

10. • State highways :
• State highways These link the state capital with
different district headquarters These are maintained
by public works department . District roads These
roads connect the district headquarters with other
places of the district. district.
• Other and Border roads:
• Other and Border roads Rural roads : which link
rural areas and villages with towns , are classified
under this categories Border roads : B order Roads
Organisation of India undertakes construction and
maintains roads in bordering areas of India.

11. • Railways It is the principal mode of transport in
India . It binds the economic life of the country as
well as accelerate the development of the industry
and agriculture . Indian railway have a network of
7031 stations spread over a route length of 63221
km . Today , railway has become more important in
our national economy than all other means taken
together .

13. • Pipeline transportation system is a
new arrival on the transportation
map of India . These are used for
transporting : Crude oil Petroleum
products Natural gas

16. • Waterways India is one of the seafaring countries.
It is the cheapest means of transport. It is most
suitable to carry heavy bulky materials. It is fuel
efficient. It is most environments friendly. India has
inland navigation of 14500 km in length out of
these only 3700 km are navigable by mechanized

18. • Our national waterways are::
The ganga river b/w Allahabad and
Haldia (1620 km) –N.W. No.1 The
Brahmaputra river b/w Sadiya and
Dhubri (891 km ) –N.W.2 The west
coast canal in Kerala –N.W.3

19. • Airways It is the fastest means of
transport . It is the most
comfortable. It is most prestigious .
It covers difficult terrains . It is not
within the reach of common man .

22. • Communication (from Latin " communis ",
meaning to share ) is the activity of
conveying information through the exchange
of thoughts, messages, or information, as by
speech, visuals, signals, writing, or behavior.

25. • Mass communication:
• Mass communication Mass communication
is the academic study of how individuals and
entities relay information through mass
media to large segments of the population at
the same time. It is usually understood to
relate to newspaper and magazine
publishing , radio, television and film, as
these are used both for
disseminating news and for advertising.

27. • International trade is the exchange of capital , goods ,
and services across international borders or territories
. In most countries, such trade represents a significant
share of gross domestic product (GDP). While
international trade has been present throughout much of
history (see Silk Road , Amber Road), its economic, social,
and political importance has been on the rise in recent
centuries.