Abstract:
The most pressing. and at the same time the most frustating • of today's transportation problems is intercity and intracity transportation. The crises in transportation is largely the result of growing population and economic
activities. Every metropolitan area in India is confronted with transportation problems which seem to be destined to became more
aggravated in the years ahead. Growth of. population and
expansion of urban areas are continually increasing the
passenger and freight movement. The overcrowding in trains and buses is being witnessed very commonly and the problem is more
acute in metropolitan areas. As the transportation infrastructure has not kept pace with the demends, the conjustion has become &
major problem.
Efficient transportation plays a vital role in the proper functioning of any metropolitan area. Therefore, it is extremely necessary to envisage clearly & transportation system
that articulates the interurban and intraurban movement of
people and goods; and the change over facilities from mode to
mode and also from one mode to other modes.
