Rewd the passage and answer the questions that follow The diantisution pattern of the Railway ne...
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The diantisution pattern of the Railway network is the country has been lasgely infloenced by
Physiographic, economic asd administrative factors.
The Northern plaies with their vast level land, high population densiry and rich agricultural sesoustes provided the most favourable coedition boe their grewth.
Howeret, a large zumber of rivers requiring coestrection of beidges across their wide beds posed rome obstecles.
In the hilly terrains of the peninsular region, sailway tracts ase laid througs low hills, gapo of tahnets. The Himalayan mountainous regions too are unlavontable for the construction of railw wy lines doe to high relied sperve population and lack of economic opportunities Llewise, it was difficult to lay sailway lines en teet sasidy plain of Weiseen Rajast3an, sweampt of Cujatat, forested trarks of Madtiya Pradesh, Chattivgarh. Odisha and Jharkhand. The contiguous atretch of Setryadri could be crossed only through gaps or passes (Ghats).
In recent times, the development of the Konkan baidway along the West coast has facilitated the mesement of passengers asd goods in this modt importast economic region of India. It has also taced a number of problem suct as sinking of tack in vome wretches and landstides.
Toder. the railways bave become more important in our national economy than all other means of transport pur together. However, rall tzansoet sutfers trom cestain problems as well. Many passengers travel without tickets. Thefts and damaging of railiway property has not yet stopped completely. People stop the trains. pull the chain unnecessarily and this causes bexvy damage to the raihway.
(2) Which factors are laegely responsible to influence the railway netwotk in India?
(12) Why is it difficult to construct railway lines in the Peninsulat regrion. Himalayan region, Rajasthan and Cujarat? State any two reasons:
(iia) Although. the failways have become more important in our national econemy stil] this tratspeet is tacing a number of problems. Why? State any two seasons.
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