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Short note:
Role of transportation in industries.
Role of transport in development of industries.
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Solution
- Transportation helps collect raw ingredients and distribute completed goods.
- Industry location depends on low transportation costs. A nation's economic growth depends on its transport network.
- Transport system runs industry by sending raw materials, fuel, and machinery to different industries on time. Thus, transit is vital to industry growth.
- Sugarcane and other perishable, heavy, bulky, and weight-losing industries are in the raw material area.
- Waterways are cheaper for transporting lightweight, non-perishable commodities from far away.
- Efficient transportation lowers logistics and supply chain management costs, making products cheaper and more competitive.
- Well-developed transport networks attract enterprises to rural and isolated areas, creating jobs and encouraging regional development.
- Ports, airports, and cargo trains let industries export goods effectively, boosting foreign trade and economic growth.
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