COMMUNICATIONS

GOODS TRANSPORT

Transport of goods and merchandise is not undertaken by the State Transport Corporation. It is mainly undertaken by railways and by private transport operators. The total number of goods vehicles, both public and private carriers, registered and licensed in the district was 128 in 1968. Of these, 97 and 31 were public and private carriers, respectively. No freight charges have been fixed by the Government of Maharashtra under Section 43 of the Motor Vehicles Act, in respect of public carriers.

Motor trucks in the district carry goods and merchandise to and from distant places, such as, Bombay, Nagpur, Pune, Chandrapur, A kola, etc.

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