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Telecommunication Infrastructure
Telecom Infrastructure, the lifeline of the IT industry, has
witnessed a steady growth over the last few years. And India's
29.59 million-line telephone network is one of the largest in
the world. The third largest Telecom network among emerging
economies after China & Korea, it has one of the fastest
growing telecommunication systems in the world.
India is connected internationally through:
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Satellite Earth Stations [8 Intelsat, 1
Inmarsat] |
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9 gateway Exchanges |
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4 submarine cables linking Mumbai, Cochin and Chennai |
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Fiber Optic Link around the Globe (FLAG) landing at Mumbai |
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4 submarine cables linking Mumbai, Cochin and Chennai |
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Fiber Optic Link around the Globe (FLAG) landing at Mumbai |
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Railways Infrastructure
Indian Railways is the single largest employer in the world with
1.65 million full time employees. It has the largest railway
network in Asia and the second largest in the world.
Salient features
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Total route length of 100,000 km - multi-gauge, multi-traction |
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Plies 11,000 trains per day including 7000-passenger train, 7076 railway stations |
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Carries 11 million passengers and 1.1 million tons of freight each day |
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Roads Infrastructure
Indian roads are classified as:
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National Highways |
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State Highways |
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Major District Roads |
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Other District Roads |
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Village Roads |
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Ports & Harbours
Infrastructure
India has more than 5000 km of coastline lined with about 150
working ports, including 12 major Ports. The major shipping
ports of India include: Calcutta, Gujarat, Mumbai, New
Mangalore, Kandla, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam and Cochin.
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Power Infrastructure
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Electricity generation: 454.56 billion KWHrs |
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Electricity production by Source: Fossil Fuel 79.41%, Hydro 17.77%, Nuclear 2.52%, Other 0.3% |
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Electricity Consumption: 424.03 billion KWHrs |
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Electricity Exports: 200 million KWHrs |
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Electricity Imports: 1.49 billion KWHrs |
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