1. Transport

Transport provides services of carrying men and materials from one place to another. It links all the spheres of earth, land, air and water. Development of cheap and efficient means of transport is necessary for the progress of a country. Transport routes serve as basic economic arteries of the country and provide important link between production and consumption. Density of transport network and its modernity is the index of economic development of any country.

Transport system can be broadly classified into four distinct ways i.e. land transport, water transport, air transport and pipeline transport. Land transport can be taken by man himself or through animal transport, road transport or rail transport. Water transport can be classified in inland transport systems and oceanic waterway transport systems.