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| TRANSPORT
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The
total length of roads (except
municipal roads) in the /State
was 74031 kms. at the end of
March, 2002. Out of the total
road length of 74031 kms. the
length of surfaced roads was
70688 kms. (95.48 per cent).
At the end of march, 2002 the
total road length available
per 100 sq.km. worked out to
37.77 km.
At the end of March 2003 the
total no. of vehicles registered
in the State were 65.08 lakh
and vehicle density i.e. no.
of vehicles per sq.km. worked
out to 33.
At the end of March, 2003,
the total no. of telephones
per 100 population in the State
worked out to 5.89.
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| TRANSPORT
AND COMMUNICATION |
Sr.
No. |
Item |
Unit |
Value |
1 |
Total Railway
Length - March, 2002 |
Kms. |
5310 |
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2 |
Highways
(except urban and project roads) |
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- March,2002 |
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(a) |
Total Length
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Kms. |
74031 |
(b) |
Of which
Surfaced Roads |
Kms. |
70688 |
(c) |
Of which
National Highways |
Kms. |
2362 |
(d) |
Of which
State Highways |
Kms. |
19180 |
(e) |
Road per
'00 Sq.Km. |
Kms. |
37.77 |
3 |
No. of Motor
Vehicles Registered -March,2003 |
000 |
6508 |
4 |
Vehicle
Density per Sq.Km. -March,2003 |
Nos. |
33 |
5 |
No.of
Post Offices - March, 2003 |
Nos. |
9070 |
6 |
No.of
Telegraph Offices - March, 2003 |
Nos. |
1775 |
7 |
Telephone
per '00 population (As on March, 2003) |
Nos. |
5.89 |
8 |
No. of Cellular
Connections (As on March, 2003) |
Nos. |
1045226 |
**
Total length of Highways includes
National highways, State highways,
other PWD,
Zilla
Parishad,Village Panchayat and CD/
Panchayat samities Roads. |
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| ELECTRICITY |
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The
total installed capacityss
for the state including central
sector project has increased
to 8651 MW (Derated 8615 MW)
at the end of the year 2001-02.
The generation of Electricity
in the state including the
generation of Ahmedabad Electricity
Company, private sector and
central sector share was 50069
MKWH in 2001-02. The total
consumption of electricity
of GEB system and A.E.Co.
was 34797 MUs during the year
2001-02. The per capita consumption
of electricity during the
year 2001-02 was 963 units.
All the 17940 feasible villages
out of total 18028 (as per
1991 census) villages in the
state have been electrified. |
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| PORTS |
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The
State of Gujarat, located
on the West Coast of India,
has 1600 km. long coastline,
representing a third of the
nation's water front. Gujarat
is strategically positioned
to service the vast north
and central Indian hinterland.
The State has 40 minor and
intermediate ports geographically
dispersed across South Gujarat
(13 ports), Saurashtra (23
ports) and Kachchh region
(4 ports). One Major port
of Kandla, is under the administrative
control of the Central Government.
During the 2002-2003, the
total cargo handled by major
port Kandla was 406.33 lakh
tonnes and intermediate and
minor ports of Gujarat handled
a total cargo of 841.24 lakh
tonnes respectively. |
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| PORTS |
Sr.
No. |
Item |
Unit |
Value |
1 |
No. of Ports 2002-03 |
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(a) Major Ports |
No. |
1 |
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(b) Minor Ports |
No. |
40 |
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2 |
Cargo Handled 2002-03 |
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(a) Major Ports |
Lakh tonnes |
406.33 |
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(b) Minor Ports |
Lakh tonnes |
841.24 |
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