What is the importance of airways in India?
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1. Today, air travel is the fastest, most comfortable and the prestigious mode of transport.
2. It can cover very difficult terrains like high mountains, dreary deserts, dense forests and also long oceanic stretches with great ease.
3. In north-eastern part of India, there are big rivers, dissected relief, dense forests and frequent floods and international frontiers.
4. In such situations, air transport is considered to be the best option. Government of India has made special provisions to make air travel pocket friendly to north-eastern states of India.
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The air transport is the fastest and the costliest mode of transport. The manufacturing of large size passenger and cargo aeroplanes and their operations require elaborate arrangements, such as hangar, landing, fuelling and maintaining facilities. Thus, the air transport is used only for high value goods and passengers.
The air transport has reduced distances by reducing the travel time. In our country, it is important and necessary due to the large size and planned economic development. The large industrial and commercial centres area spread out through the length and breadth of the country. These centres require very fast transport links.
The air transport in India, made a modest beginning in 1911, when it was launched between Allahabad and Naini (a distance of only 10 km). In 1947, there were four companies, namely 1. Indian National Airways, 2. Tata Sons Limited, 3. Air Services of India, and 4. Deccan Airways.
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