Development of Transportation and Communication Infrastructure of Bagalkot District

Abstract

Empirical evidence showed that basic infrastructure very much important in development of economic activities and This paper explored the Transportation and Communication Infrastructure development in Bagalkot district with the help of Secondary data from 2010 to 2013. In this paper we considered two phenomena these are, Transportation Infrastructure Indicators like Road Length, Railway Length, No. of Vehicles, Bridges. Second, Communication Infrastructure like No. of Post Offices, No. of Telephone Exchange and No. of Telephones. The results show that Transportation and Communication was insufficient development in study area. So, The local government will take some necessary actions and make development policies towards developing basic infrastructure in Bagalkot district. Overall once the basic infrastructure foundation is strong, development is not only easily attainable but it is also continuous, stable, quantitative and qualitative.