Question
Describe the role of roads in the economic development of India.
Solution
The roads play an important role in the economic development of the country in the following way:
1. About 85% of the passenger and 70% of freight traffic are carried by roads every year.
2. Roads are more suitable for short distances.
3. Road transport delivers goods to doorsteps.
4. It is useful for carrying perishable and consumer goods.
5. They join the fields of raw material to the industries.
