Means of Transport: The different forms of transport that are used to carry passengers and goods or cargo from one place to another are called the means of transport.
They include buses, trains, steamers, trucks etc.
Means of Communication: Communi- cation means sending messages from one place to another. Radio, T.V., telephone, telegraph and the various postal services etc. are the different means of communication.
The means of transport and communi- cation are rightly called the lifelines of a country because of their uses.
1. They bring the far flung areas of a
countries are quite close to each other.
2. They carry the greatest number of passengers to the longest journey in less time and with more comfort.
3. They have transported thousands of tonnes of different commodities from one part to the other part of the country and thus avoid much hardships to the people.
4. In wartimes this importance can hardly be emphasized. They bring the whole Country at the back of the armed forces and facilitate the movement of arms, ammunition and other supplies.
5. They also help the government to maintain law and order.
6. They have forged the bonds of national unity in India by promoting social and cultural contracts between the various people of the country.