Transport system and economic development in Assam
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2013-06-23
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Railway development and economic growth, Economic geography of Assam, Nature of commodity flow, Development and relative role of alternative modes of transport in Assam: River transport, road transport, air transport, pipelines, other modes of transport, Development of railways: Eastern Bengal railway, Dibru Sadiya railway, Assam Bengal railway, Jorhat provincial railway, Tezpur Balipara railway, Cherra-Companyganj state railway, Eastern railway and Northeast frontier railway, Railways and agriculture, Railways and industry, Impact on time element, spatial distribution of activities and prices, Impact on population and income, Railway freight rates in Assam, Competition and coordination, Constraints and railway operational efficiency, Scheme for increasing railway facilities