Type
General Knowledge
Author
Shri K.K. Kapila
Organization
IRF
Published in
2010
Submitted by
Sibylle Rupprecht
Related theme(s)
Rural Transport
Region
Asia (AS)
Country
International

Keynote address by Shri K.K. Kapila

The people across different communities the world over have a common urge for better quality of life. To a large measure this desire is being fulfilled for those residing in the developed world.  However, for the developing countries, the benefits of economic development are not flowing to the nook and corner of the country and thus there exists large economic disparities needing to be bridged.  Economic theory indicates that road investments have greatly helped in economic development of a country.