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Lesson Transportation
2.6

FACTS What kind of transportation do you use while
to Understand going to school?

Infrastructure is the basic structures needed for a society or organization to function.
The means of transport and communication available in modern time. You can travel
a great distance within a short time and you can make contact with anybody in any
part of the world immediately.
The word transport is derived from a Latin word “Transporter” which means “carry
across.” So, transportation is to carry people or goods from one place to another by means
of transportation like vehicles, an aircraft or a ship. It is an important infrastructure
of development. It carries goods and people. It is essential to run industries in the
country and for many other development activities. Though transportation is the key
to development in a country, it is very poor in Nepal. A good system of the transport
network is needed for a country’s economic and social growth. Industries get their
agricultural raw materials and prepare finished goods to supply in the markets
through transportation. Tourists can visit places of interest. Trade and business can
flourish. Local products find a market. Human relations and cooperation are widened.
But the lack of transport makes all these activities difficult and the overall socio-
economic development is obstructed.

Transportation in Nepal

The world has become smaller due to the availability of transportation. There are
five modes of transportation, they are: (i) Roadways (ii) Railways (iii) Airways
(iv) Waterways and (v) Ropeways. All of them play significant role in positive
transformation of a society. Nepal is a land locked country covered with 83% of hills
and mountains. The difficult topography hinder to install the infrastructures. In
Nepal, the most prominent mode of transport is roadways, because it is cheaper in
rate and affordable by everyone. The air service is expensive for the people. Besides,
roadways and airways, ropeways and railways are also in operation in Nepal but
they are not common. The development of road network is also difficult and more
expensive in the hilly region and the Himalayan region.

Transportation is a major means of economic development, deliverance of public
service and social unity. It is beneficial to decrease regional disparity, accelerate
economic activities, promote trade and business and develop the other sectors. In
Nepal, being a land locked and Himalayan country roadways is the cheapest and most
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reliable. By the end of 12 three year interim plan roadways have already reached
73 districts of Nepal. The total length of road construction is 25,133 km including
black-topped (7,799km), gravelled (6,830km) and earthen (10,504km).

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