Meaning of drawbacks of transport? (Business Studies)

The movement of goods and persons from one place to another is called transport. The presence of good transport system brings a lot of advantages for the country.

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Inspite of many advantages, it suffers from the following drawbacks:

  • It adversely affects the growth of small scale and cottage industries because it facilitates in large scale production.
  • The presence of well developed transport system has created many cities and towns. It also creates a state of concentration of people in those cities.
  • Transport cannot be conducted efficiently and smoothly because of international restrictions.
  • Increased transport facility causes more accidents and mass destruction.