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The Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) was established in October 1969 under Road Transport Corporation Act. 1950. The Corporation has 73 buses and 20 trucks as on 31.03.2008. Tripura is a hilly and landlocked State with communication barriers. Road Transport plays an important role providing transportation Public Sector Transport Organisation in the State. The State has only 67 kms railway track to connect it with the neighbouring Sate of Assam. The air transport is also very costly.
The general people of the State mainly depend on Road transport to solve their transportation problems. The State Government has some social obligation for providing transportation facilities to the people of tripura especially for those people who are living in the remote and interior places of the State. Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) is operating the following services in the interior places of the State.
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Sl. No.
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Name of the route
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No. of services per day
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i)
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Agartala - Dharmanagar
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1 + 1
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ii)
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Agartala - Kailashahar
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1 + 1
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iii)
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Agartala - Gandachara
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1 + 1
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iv)
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Agartala - Silchar
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1 + 1
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v)
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Agartala - Guwahati
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1 + 1
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vi)
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Agartala - Kamalpur
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1 + 1
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vii)
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Agartala - Chamanu
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1 + 1
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viii)
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Agartala - Dhaka
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1 + 1 (3 days in a week)
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ix)
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Agartala - Sabroom
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1 + 1
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x)
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Agartala - Jatanbari
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1 + 1
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xi)
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Agartala - Chellagang
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2 + 2
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xii)
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Udaipur - Silachari
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1 + 1
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xiii)
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Udaipur - Killa
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3 + 3
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xiv)
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Ambassa - Kamalpur
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1 + 1
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xv)
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Ambassa - Gandachara
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2 + 2
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xvi)
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Dharmanagar - Dasda
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1 + 1
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xvii)
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Dharmanagar - Karimganj
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1 + 1
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xviii)
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Dharmanagar - Silchar
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2 + 2
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xix)
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Agartala - Kanchanpur
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1 + 1
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Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2010-11
The basic statistics for 2010-11 pertaining to the TRTC is presented below.
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Sl. No.
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Particulars
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Bus
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Track
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i)
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Total fleet
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62
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18
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ii)
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No. of routes
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30
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Nil
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iii)
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Average route length (Kms.)
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Nil
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Nil
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iv)
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Average daily of passenger / Goods carried
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3234
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8580
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v)
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No. of accidents
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Nil
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Nil
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vi)
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No. of staff
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550
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Nil
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vii)
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Traffic earnings (Rs. in lakh) (2009-10)
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299.00
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36.73
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Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2010-11
Year wise number of Registered Motor Vehicles (all categories):
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Sl. No.
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Year
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No. of Registered Motor Vehicles
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1.
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1999-2000
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45,199
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2.
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2000-2001
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50,139
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3.
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2001-2002
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57,428
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4.
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2002-2003
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65,948
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5.
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2003-1004
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75,921
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6.
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2004-2005
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90,454
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7.
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2005-2006
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1,01,691
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8.
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2006-2007
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1,12,746
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9.
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2007-2008
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1,26,690
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10.
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2008-2009
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1,52,357
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11.
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2010-2011
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2,09,920
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Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2010-11
District-wise availability of registered motor vehicles during 2010-11:
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Sl. No.
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Type of vehicles
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Name of Districts (2010-11) (upto 15th Dec'11)
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West
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North
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South
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Dhalai
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Total
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A.
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Private Vehicles
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i)
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Private L.M.V.
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20684
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3574
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3084
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964
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28303
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ii)
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Two wheelers
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87789
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17583
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24045
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3629
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133046
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Total
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108473
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21154
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27129
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4593
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16149
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B.
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Transport
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i)
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Auto rickshaw (passenger)
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8811
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3651
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2871
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766
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16099
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ii)
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Bus
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1384
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70
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96
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22
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1572
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iii)
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L.M.V. (passenger)
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4870
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1421
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1428
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269
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7988
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iv)
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Mini bus
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493
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68
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147
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33
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741
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Total
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15558
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5210
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4542
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1090
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26400
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C.
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Goods Vehicles
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i)
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Heavy Goods vehicles
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7359
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959
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571
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183
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9072
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ii)
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Light goods vehicle
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4025
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1537
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940
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334
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6836
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iii)
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Medium Goods vehicle
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1482
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397
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624
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149
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2652
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iv)
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Three wheelers
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889
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294
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443
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28
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1654
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Total
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13755
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3187
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2578
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694
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20214
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D.
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Others
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i)
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Ambulance
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132
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15
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10
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6
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163
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ii)
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Earth Moving
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169
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103
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122
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28
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422
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iii)
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Tractor / Trailer
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1121
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141
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77
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33
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1372
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Total
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1422
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259
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209
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67
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1957
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Grand Total
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139208
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29810
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34458
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6444
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209920
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Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2010-11
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