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The Airport Authority of India now manages all domestic and international

airports. Apart from public sector airlines, there are many private airlines
in our country.

Waterways

Water transport is one of the

cheapest means of transport in
India. The waterways are of two
types—inland waterways and

seaways.

The inland water bodies are rivers,

canals and backwaters.

India has a long coastline. It has

13 major and more than 200 minor
seaports. They can handle passenger

ships, cargo ships and oil tankers.
Mumbai is the largest seaport of

India. The Mumbai Port is capable
of handling heavy goods.

Important air and water routes

• Critical thinking
Fill in the blanks with information from the text.
1. The first train steamed off from Bombay to in 1853.
2. The Indian Railways are divided into zones.

3. transport was started in India in 1911.

Means of Communication

The main means of communication are postal services, fax, radio, television,
newspapers, magazines, films, e-mail and the Internet. In ancient times,

messages were sent either through pigeons or horse riders. The postal
service is the cheapest means of communication. India has the largest

postal network in the world. We can send letters, parcels and money
orders through the post offices.

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