Q-20= About 70% of population of Pakistan depends on road transport. In the light of above statement, describe measures adopted by Govt. to promote road transport.
IMPORTANCE OF ROAD TRANSPORT The quality and reliability of transport infrastructure are critical to maintaining growth and competitiveness. Road, rail and shipping are three major components of transport infrastructure.Road transport is the refinement of Pakistan's transport system, with 90 percent of the passenger traffic and 96% worth of movement. Over the past ten years, road traffic, both passenger and freight, has grown much faster than the country’s economic growth. The 9518 km long National Highway and Motorway network contributes 3.7 percent of the total road network and carries 90 percent of Pakistan’s total traffic. Pakis with about 155 million people has a reasonably developed transport system. However, when compared with other developed and developing countries, the road density of Pakistan is low. Road density indeed is the index of prosperity and development. With road density of 0.31- km/sq. km Pakistan intends to double it to 0.64- km/sq. km gradually over next 10 years.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE ROAD TRANSPORT :
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY N.H.A. is making concerted effort to develop an efficient, safe and convenient transportation and communication network to meet the growing needs of the country. It is also encouraging private sector to complement the efforts in accelerating development of transport and communications network and for improvement in accessibility and delivering of the services provided, encouragement of tourism and brining about a qualitative improvements life style of masses in particular.
Present highway network is burdened by immense traffic and is not sufficient to meet the demanding requirements. Consolidation, preservation and improvement of existing highway asset are needed now. Gradual extension of network is also equally important to develop remote areas for better connection between economic and social population centers of Pakistan, instill inter provincial harmony & also improve cross-border transport and personal mobility of masses.
HIGHWAYS AND MOTORWAYSMotorways not only provide safe and efficient transport for commuters but also reduce the vehicle operating cost. The motorway network aligned through the new corridor will hopefully instigate new areas of economic and social potential while reducing the pressure on the existing infrastructure. National Highways Authority is the custodian of 18 Pakistan’s major inter-provincial links called the National Highways,. Including the Motorways. This network comprises only around 3 percent of Pakistan’s total road network but country’s 80 percent commercial traffic plays on it. Obviously the network is always under pressure and its utility from economic development point of view hardly needs any emphasis.
The present highway and motorway network is burdened by immense traffic and is not sufficient to meet the demanding requirements. Consolidation, preservation and improvement of the existing highway and motorway asset are needed now. Gradual extension of the network is also equally important to develop remote areas for better connection between the income and social population centers of Pakistan, instill inter-provincial harmony and also improve cross-border transport and personal mobility of the masses. National Highway Authority has successfully completed the rehabilitation of 1610 Km, and the improvement of 757 Km Indus Highway. The construction of Makran Coastal Highway and 424 Km of motorways via Lahore-Islamabad and Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad have been accomplished.
IMPORTANCE OF ROAD TRANSPORT The quality and reliability of transport infrastructure are critical to maintaining growth and competitiveness. Road, rail and shipping are three major components of transport infrastructure.Road transport is the refinement of Pakistan's transport system, with 90 percent of the passenger traffic and 96% worth of movement. Over the past ten years, road traffic, both passenger and freight, has grown much faster than the country’s economic growth. The 9518 km long National Highway and Motorway network contributes 3.7 percent of the total road network and carries 90 percent of Pakistan’s total traffic. Pakis with about 155 million people has a reasonably developed transport system. However, when compared with other developed and developing countries, the road density of Pakistan is low. Road density indeed is the index of prosperity and development. With road density of 0.31- km/sq. km Pakistan intends to double it to 0.64- km/sq. km gradually over next 10 years.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE ROAD TRANSPORT :
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY N.H.A. is making concerted effort to develop an efficient, safe and convenient transportation and communication network to meet the growing needs of the country. It is also encouraging private sector to complement the efforts in accelerating development of transport and communications network and for improvement in accessibility and delivering of the services provided, encouragement of tourism and brining about a qualitative improvements life style of masses in particular.
Present highway network is burdened by immense traffic and is not sufficient to meet the demanding requirements. Consolidation, preservation and improvement of existing highway asset are needed now. Gradual extension of network is also equally important to develop remote areas for better connection between economic and social population centers of Pakistan, instill inter provincial harmony & also improve cross-border transport and personal mobility of masses.
HIGHWAYS AND MOTORWAYSMotorways not only provide safe and efficient transport for commuters but also reduce the vehicle operating cost. The motorway network aligned through the new corridor will hopefully instigate new areas of economic and social potential while reducing the pressure on the existing infrastructure. National Highways Authority is the custodian of 18 Pakistan’s major inter-provincial links called the National Highways,. Including the Motorways. This network comprises only around 3 percent of Pakistan’s total road network but country’s 80 percent commercial traffic plays on it. Obviously the network is always under pressure and its utility from economic development point of view hardly needs any emphasis.
The present highway and motorway network is burdened by immense traffic and is not sufficient to meet the demanding requirements. Consolidation, preservation and improvement of the existing highway and motorway asset are needed now. Gradual extension of the network is also equally important to develop remote areas for better connection between the income and social population centers of Pakistan, instill inter-provincial harmony and also improve cross-border transport and personal mobility of the masses. National Highway Authority has successfully completed the rehabilitation of 1610 Km, and the improvement of 757 Km Indus Highway. The construction of Makran Coastal Highway and 424 Km of motorways via Lahore-Islamabad and Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad have been accomplished.