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Integrated Transport System

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Integrated transport system refers to a multi-modal transport system where different modes of transport are efficiently linked with each other. This translates into the smooth movement of freight over various modes of transport like roads, railways, ports, coastal shipping, inland water and civil aviation. Different modes of transport differ in their capital intensity and technical and operational capabilities. The capacity of each mode of transport has to be developed to meet its specific demand viewed within the total demand for all modes of transport. While different modes of transport compete with each other, they also supplement each other. For instance, roads may be a pre-requisite to provide the last mile connectivity for a rail connection to a remote village in a hilly terrain.

Planning Commission set up a Task Force on Integrated Transport Policy in 2001 with the objective of developing various modes of transport which would lead to an efficient, sustainable, safe and regionally balanced transportation system. The policy highlights that besides providing transport infrastructure and services, technological upgradation and modernisation too are important. It identifies issues of each mode of transport and recommends steps needed to be undertaken to address these. RITES studied the inter-modal transport mix in 2009 for Planning Commission and found that the percentage share of rail, road (highways), coastal shipping, airways, inland water and pipelines in 2007-08 in terms of tonne-kilometres was 36.06, 50.12, 6.08, 0.02, 0.24 and 7.48, respectively. The importance of ‘integrated transport solutions’ as against ‘individual transportation and distribution services’ is brought forth by the Planning Commission’s Report of the Working Group on Logistics, 2010-11. The report emphasises the important role of containerisation in the movement of cargo through a multi-modal transport system, by reducing overall costs and improving the cost competitiveness. The low share of containerised tonnage as a proportion of total traffic handled by Indian ports and of total domestic traffic carried by railways during 2008-09 at 14.32 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively, is ascribed to the costly and inadequate delivery systems.


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