Dr. L.R. Kadiyali, Chief Executive, L.R. Kadiyali and Associates, New Delhi
India's Transportation Sector: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities
As India's economy is poised for a healthy rate of growth, its transport is poised for a growth of 12% or more. Thus, every six years, India needs to double its transport capacity. The country has to have:
- more roads
- better roads
- high speed facilities like Expressways
- more vehicles
- safer travel
The present stock of roads in India is out-dated, congested, wasteful of resources and extremely unsafe. India is losing its competitive advantage in the global economy because of its poor roads. Road modernization has become inevitable. India has a great opportunity to learn from international experience in its programme of building durable roads.
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