8. WHAT ARE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE ROAD WAYS?
9. WHATARE THE PROBLMES FACED BY THE RAILWAYS ?
10. WHAT STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO MODERNIZE INDIAN RAILWAYS?
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8. (i) Road network is inadequate in India. (ii) About half of the roads are unmetalled and this limits their usage during the rainy season. (iii) The roadways are highly congested in cities. (iv) Most of the bridges are old and narrow.
9. The Four major problems faced by Indian Railways are (i) large number of rivers requiring construction of bridges (ii) Hilly terrain where railway tracts are laid through low hills, gaps or tunnels (iii) sparse population and lack of economic viability (iv) difficulties to lay railway lines on sandy plains and swamps.
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8.)Poor road surfaces cause major vehicle wear and tear. - There are many checkpoints on expressways, expressways and octroi that slow down speeds, waste time and irritate travellers. - Many roads have insufficient capacity, poor sidewalks, unlimited crossings and a lack of road equipment and safety measures.
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9.)The Four major problems faced by Indian Railways are (i) large number of rivers requiring construction of bridges (ii) Hilly terrain where railway tracts are laid through low hills, gaps or tunnels (iii) sparse population and lack of economic viability (iv) difficulties to lay railway lines on sandy plains and swamps.
10.)Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry undertakes modernisation of Indian Railways infrastructure: As part of the Railway Board’s key mission of developing Indian Railways stations and upgrade the rail infrastructure, an investment of Rs 50 lakh crore has been estimated to be required for modernising the Indian Railways network. This amount of investment will be required for the development of the Indian Railways network between the years 2018-2030. Recently, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed that the investment in Indian Railways is mobilised from a varied mix of sources including the budgetary and extra budgetary resources through institutional finance as well as the Public Private Partnership (PPP). Also, a part of the investment for the completion of railway tracks, rolling stock manufacturing as well as the delivery of passenger, freight services has been envisaged under PPP.
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