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Question
Give a geographical reason for the following:
Nearly seventy percent of Indians do not use air transport.
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Solution
- Inland water transportation is an economical and environmentally beneficial means of transportation, in contrast to road and rail transportation.
- Inland water transportation uses less fuel than other modes.
- For instance, 24 tonnes may be transported 24 kilometres by road, 95 tonnes by rail, and 215 tonnes by inland waterway with one gallon of fuel.
- It works best when transporting large, bulky items.
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