(A) Problems of Road Transport in India:
(i) About half of the roads in villages are unmetalled and badly maintained.
(ii) Traffic jams due to lack of order are very common on the Indian roads.
(iii) In cities, the roads are highly congested and most of the bridges and culverts are old and narrow.
(iv) There are many check posts and multiple toll tax counters which bring down the speed of vehicles, waste time and irritate travellers.
(v) The roads in India have insufficient capacity, poor sidewalks, unlimitedcrossings and a lack of road equipment and safety measures.
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(b) Railways in India promotes the socioeconomic life in the country due to the several reasons:
(a) It is the cheapest means of transport for the people and covers almost all the parts of the nation except some mountainous regions and North Eastern region. It is the largest transportation medium for the people of India.
(ii) It is both convenient and safer to travel long distances by railways.
(iii) It gives employment to a large number of people.
(iv) Railways also makes it possible to conduct multifarious activities like business, sightseeing, and pilgrimage along with the transportation of goods over longer distances.
(v) The largest volume of internal trade is generally carried on with the railways and there is an efficient network of it all over the nation.