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• It is the most frequent service.
The beginning of air transport was made in
1911 with a 10 kilometre airmail service
Seat belts in cars are for our safety. They
between Allahabad and Naini. Today, all
save us from bumping into the windscreen
big ci es of India are connected by
in case of accidents.
airways.
• Road transport has shortcomings such and medicines and rescue people
as accidents, breakdowns and traffic during natural disasters.
jams.
• However, air transport is costly and
• Road transport is not suitable for somewhat risky. Besides, it requires a
journey during floods, rains and huge investment to create transport
snowfall. facilities such as airports, aeroplanes
and to train pilots.
Waterways
Inland
• India has about 14,500 km of inland
waterways which comprise rivers,
canals, backwaters, creeks, etc.
Traffic jam • Millions of tons of cargo is transported
Airways yearly by inland water transport.
• Air transport is the most modern • The three main Indian waterways are
means of transport. It has the benefits the Ganga between Allahabad and
of speed, time-saving and long- Haldia, the Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of
distance operations. the river Brahmaputra and the Kollam-
• Air transport is free from natural barriers Kottapuram stretch of West Coast
such as mountains, rivers, and valleys. Canal in Kerala.
• Helicopters are used in areas that are Shipping
difficult to reach. They help drop food • About 90 per cent of India’s export-
import goods are carried by shipping.
India has a large coastline with 13
major and nearly 200 minor ports.
Some important and busy seaports are
Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Kandla
(Gujarat) and Paradip (Odisha).
Airport
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