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Government should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#government #money #railways #roads
Nowadays, with
the
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urbanisation and industrialisation, there has been an upsurge in travel and migration. Public transportation services like
railways
, city buses, transit travels makes the movement easier. Investing money in
such
 infrastructure which provides access to
large
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 mass provides a
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 situation for both, the user and the service provider. Thereby, spending money on railway service which helps in
longer
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 run is much better than
roads
. There has been
rise
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 in ownership of cars due to
availability
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 of affordable range on low rate of interest offered by banks. In order to meet with the
fast paced
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 life, a lot of citizens now prefer to travel by their own car.
However
, with
increased
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 in fuel prices, growth of the city and
increase
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 in heavy traffic, gradually with sensitivity people are moving to car pulling or using cycles or public transport. Government putting tax reforms in building more
roads
,
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 shall suffice for short
term
 needs. To meet with long
term
 needs, does the city or local bodies have enough land available for
roads
 expansion in
next
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 years?
This
 is a huge concern. At the same time though
railways
 have
higher
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one time
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 capital cost
but
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it caters to
thousand
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 times more citizens.
In addition
 to
this
, the impact on the
envirounment
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environment
 is significantly lower.
This
 shall help the authority to meet sustainable development goals and
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carbon
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 neutral plan. The other factor is that
railways
 generate revenue sources for the department whereas
generally
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 revenue from
toll
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 of
roads
 goes to private players under Build Operate Maintain and Transfer Agreements. In conclusion, funding
roads
 will have short
term
 benefits to the economy whereas funding
railways
 will have long
term
 benefits.
Therefore
,
at
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 any fine day,
railways
 shall bring in higher returns than
roads
. Henceforth, funds shall be allocated to
locomotive
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the locomotive
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • sustainability
  • environmental footprint
  • efficiency
  • pollution
  • cost-effectiveness
  • economic development
  • accessibility
  • public transportation
  • congestion
  • air pollution
  • initial investment
  • maintenance
  • upgrades
  • rural
  • urban
  • last-mile connectivity
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