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Land Transport

Land transport is used by people to move from one place to another over

land. In cities and towns, people use rickshaws, scooters, buses, cars, trains,

trucks etc. These vehicles’ engines run on diesel, petrol, or compressed

natural gas (CNG).

Trains are the fastest and largest
means of land transport.

There are metro rails in Delhi,

Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru,

Chennai and Jaipur. Metro rails Train Metro rail

are the fastest means of transport within a city.
Land transport is well-connected throughout the country. Some villages

still use carts to transport people and goods.

Tractors are also used as a means of transport in villages.

People living in hilly areas use yaks, horses and mules for transport. Camels

are used to transport people and goods in deserts. Elephants are used to

move logs of wood with their trunks.

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Cart Tractor

Water Transport

Water transport is used to move people and goods over water bodies such

as lakes, rivers, canals, seas and oceans. People use boats to cross lakes and

rivers.

Steamers and motorboats are also other means of water transport. Ships
are used to transport goods from one country to another. Submarines are

warships that move underwater.

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