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Q19
(IAS/1998)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography › Transport networks India
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Which one of the following sets of states stands to benefit the most from the Konkan Railway ?
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The Konkan Railway is a 760 km coastal rail line running from Roha in Maharashtra to Mangalore in Karnataka and was commissioned in 1998; the project directly serves the Konkan corridor of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka [1]. Studies and official summaries describe the alignment and impacts as confined to these three western coastal states, highlighting Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka as the partner and beneficiary states of the scheme [2]. Kerala lies further south along the Malabar coast and is not on the Konkan alignment, so the option that includes Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka (option 1) best captures the primary beneficiaries despite listing Kerala as well.
Sources
- [1] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 7: Transport and Communication > Konkan Railway > p. 80
- [2] https://www.3ieimpact.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/DPW1.1050-Konkan-railway-India-brief.pdf
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