DEFINITION OF HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
Highway transportation is the means of detail
distribution between homes, shops, factories, etc. It is only the roads which
can carry goods from and to aerodromes
(hawai adda), harbours (bandargah) and railway stations. Considering the utility
of roads anywhere in the different parts of a country. Thus, we see that progress and well-being of a nation depends much on roads.
In fact, roads are the life lines of nation's economy.
IMPORTANCE OR NECESSITY OF HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
The importance or
necessity of highway transportation is as:
1.
They facilitate
conveyance of people, goods, raw-materials, manufactured articles, etc.
speedily and easily in the different parts of a country.
2.
They act as the
only source of communication in regions of high altitude i.e in
mountainous regions.
3.
They help in
growth of trade and other economy activities in and outside the villages and
towns by establishing contact between towns and villages.
4.
They help in
providing efficient distribution of agricultural products and natural resources
all over the country.
5.
They help in price
stabilization of commodities due to mobility of products all over the country.
6.
They help in
social and cultural advancement of people and making the villagers active and
alert members of the community.
7.
They help in
promoting the cultural and social ties among people living in different part of
a country and thus strengthen the national unity.
8.
They help in
providing improved medical facilities quickly to human beings, especially to
those who live in rural areas.
9.
They provide more
employment opportunities.
10. They enhance land value and thus bring
better revenue.
11. They serve as feeders for Airways, Waterways and Railways.
12. They help in reducing distress among the people, caused
due to famine, by supplying them food and clothing quickly.