Why is air travel more popular in the North-Eastern states of India ? Explain
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Air transport is the only way to commute fast in the North-East.
There are no functioning railway routes to states like Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. Although flights are much more expensive, students and working professionals tend to choose flights over trains as there are no other alternatives.
Even if the option of trains are it takes days to reach a destination in the North-East from the mainland. And in remote areas even buses are not available to the public due to the hilly topography and under development of this region.
The problem gets compounded during the monsoon season as even buses cannot ply through the National Highways sometimes due to landslides.
There are no functioning railway routes to states like Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. Although flights are much more expensive, students and working professionals tend to choose flights over trains as there are no other alternatives.
Even if the option of trains are it takes days to reach a destination in the North-East from the mainland. And in remote areas even buses are not available to the public due to the hilly topography and under development of this region.
The problem gets compounded during the monsoon season as even buses cannot ply through the National Highways sometimes due to landslides.
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Air Transport is considered as an important means of transport in the north-eastern part of our country because :
(i) Big rivers: Presence of big rivers like Brahmaputra difficult to construct roads and railways. Airways are suitable-Also rivers are often flooded.
(ii) Dissected Relief : Uneven surface-not suitable for the construction of roadways and railways costly affair-can be easily traveled by airways.
(iii) Dense forests : Dense forests hamper the construction of roadways and railways.
(iv) International Frontiers : international borders of Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, etc. can be easily traveled by airways without much hustles.
(i) Big rivers: Presence of big rivers like Brahmaputra difficult to construct roads and railways. Airways are suitable-Also rivers are often flooded.
(ii) Dissected Relief : Uneven surface-not suitable for the construction of roadways and railways costly affair-can be easily traveled by airways.
(iii) Dense forests : Dense forests hamper the construction of roadways and railways.
(iv) International Frontiers : international borders of Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, etc. can be easily traveled by airways without much hustles.
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