TCI-IIMC study on road transport launched
Q. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the TCI- IIMC study for operational efficiency of which form of transport by road?- Published on 08 Jun 16a. Freight
b. Cargo
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Freight
The Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the TCI –IIM Calcutta joint study report on the operational efficiency of freight transportation by road in India in New Delhi on June 7.
- The report is based on a study commissioned by the Transport Corporation of India (TCI), of 28 routes in the country over the period 2014-15.
- In in China about 47 % of the freight is carried through waterways, in Japan and Korea it is about 43-44 percent and in European countries more than 40 percent. In India only about 6 percent of the freight is carried through waterways.