How Mumbai Local Goods Transport Contribute to Indian Economy?

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How Mumbai Local Goods Transport Contribute to Indian Economy?

India is witnessing an era of fast growth in its economy. The freight industry is contributing significantly to this change. It is through road transport that goods are moved within different states and localities within India. If we scale down our focus to sub-category of this large transport sector, we find that local goods transport sector is also very crucial to connect various markets. India prides in having the 2nd largest network of roads in the world with the total length being around 4 million kilometre. The government of India is investing heavily on road transport as roads are lifelines of economy. Better road facility provides faster goods delivery, better connection to small and big hubs and a vibrant flowing economy. In the quest for becoming an industrialized nation, better road connectivity plays a very significant role. There are many shipping and logistic startups coming up recently which facilitate inter-connectivity between all hubs. Transport infrastructure has been witnessing a growth of approx 10% each year and new urban clusters are mushrooming up. Indian infrastructure is seeing a heavy inflow of FDI from foreign countries. According to National Highways Authority, around 65% of freight transport in India is dependent on roads. For passenger traffic, roads contribute 85%. 95% of total road network is dominated by district and rural roads while National and state highways just have a share of 5% in total road network. Some bottlenecks or problems with Indian road network are as follows: 1. Congestion and high waiting time at check points


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