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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

The total length of roads (except municipal roads) in the /State was 74031 kms. at the end of March, 2002. Out of the total road length of 74031 kms. the length of surfaced roads was 70688 kms. (95.48 per cent). At the end of march, 2002 the total road length available per 100 sq.km. worked out to 37.77 km.

At the end of March 2003 the total no. of vehicles registered in the State were 65.08 lakh and vehicle density i.e. no. of vehicles per sq.km. worked out to 33.
At the end of March, 2003, the total no. of telephones per 100 population in the State worked out to 5.89
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
Sr.
Item
Unit
Value
No.
      
1
 Total Railway Length - March, 2002
Kms.
5310
 
  
 
 
2
 Highways (except urban and project roads) 
 
 
  - March,2002
 
 
(a)
 Total Length **
Kms.
74031
(b)
 Of which  Surfaced Roads
Kms.
70688
(c)
 Of which National Highways 
Kms.
2362
(d)
 Of which State Highways
Kms.
19180
(e)
 Road per '00 Sq.Km.
Kms.
37.77
3
 No. of Motor Vehicles Registered -March,2003
000
6508
4
 Vehicle Density per Sq.Km. -March,2003
Nos.
33
5
 No.of  Post Offices - March, 2003
Nos.
9070
6
 No.of  Telegraph Offices - March, 2003
Nos.
1775
7
 Telephone per '00 population (As on March, 2003)
Nos.
5.89
8
 No. of Cellular Connections (As on March, 2003)
Nos.
1045226

**  Total length of Highways includes National highways, State highways, other PWD,
      Zilla Parishad,Village Panchayat and CD/ Panchayat   samities Roads.
ELECTRICITY

The total installed capacityss for the state including central sector project has increased to 8651 MW (Derated 8615 MW) at the end of the year 2001-02. The generation of Electricity in the state including the generation of Ahmedabad Electricity Company, private sector and central sector share was 50069 MKWH in 2001-02. The total consumption of electricity of GEB system and A.E.Co. was 34797 MUs during the year 2001-02. The per capita consumption of electricity during the year 2001-02 was 963 units. All the 17940 feasible villages out of total 18028 (as per 1991 census) villages in the state have been electrified.

PORTS

The State of Gujarat, located on the West Coast of India, has 1600 km. long coastline, representing a third of the nation's water front. Gujarat is strategically positioned to service the vast north and central Indian hinterland. The State has 40 minor and intermediate ports geographically dispersed across South Gujarat (13 ports), Saurashtra (23 ports) and Kachchh region (4 ports). One Major port of Kandla, is under the administrative control of the Central Government.

During the 2002-2003, the total cargo handled by major port Kandla was 406.33 lakh tonnes and intermediate and minor ports of Gujarat handled a total cargo of 841.24 lakh tonnes respectively.
PORTS
Sr.
Item
Unit
Value
No.
 
 
 
1
 No. of  Ports 2002-03
 
  
 
 (a) Major Ports
No.
1
 
 (b) Minor Ports
No.
40
 
  
 
 
2
 Cargo Handled 2002-03
 
 
 
 (a) Major Ports
Lakh tonnes
406.33
 
 (b) Minor Ports
Lakh tonnes
841.24
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