Development and government

Development
and
Government

Sub topic: Railways

Learning

Objectives

Analyse the developments in
Indian railways as constituted
by the government.

Suggest ways to develop
railways in India to be at par with developed countries in the world.

Did you know!!

Rail transport has been around since ancient Greek times, in the 6th Century BC.

• The Diolkos was a paved trackway

near Corinth in Ancient
Greece which enabled boats to be
moved overland across the Isthmus
of Corinth. The shortcut
allowed ancient vessels to avoid
the long and dangerous
circumnavigation of
the Peloponnese peninsula.

• https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/top

ic/earliest-evidence-of-a-railway-
in-6th-century-bc

Create this graphic organizer in your notebook

Let’s begin….with Railways in
UAE

Compare Indian
railways to the
railway system in
UAE.

Research: The National
Urban Transport Policy
5 mins

• What is it?
• What are its benefits?
• Are there any cons?

Research: The National
Urban Transport Policy

• What is it?
• What are its benefits?
• Are there any cons?

Concept video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqy962qrZrM

Compare Indian railways to the
railway system in UAE.

Justify that Indian railways has
developed drastically.

Tourism is a source of revenue for
railways. Prove. (Read TB, pg no.
248)

What would take Indian railways to
become as advanced as Tokyo
Railways? Suggest ways.