Pipelines: crude oil 3,005 km; petroleum products 2,687 km;
natural gas 1,700 km (1995)
Ports and harbors: Calcutta, Chennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal
Nehru, Kandla, Mumbai (Bombay), Vishakhapatnam
Merchant marine:
total: 311 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,627,497
GRT/11,038,723 DWT
ships by type: bulk 126, cargo 63, chemical tanker 11, combination
bulk 2, combination ore/oil 3, container 12, liquefied gas tanker
10, oil tanker 76, passenger-cargo 5, short-sea passenger 1,
specialized tanker 2 (1998 est.)
Airports: 341 (1998 est.)
Airports—with paved runways: total: 230 over 3,047 m: 11 2,438 to 3,047 m: 48 1,524 to 2,437 m: 82 914 to 1,523 m: 70 under 914 m: 19 (1998 est.)
Airports—with unpaved runways: total: 111 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 50 under 914 m: 51 (1998 est.)
Heliports: 17 (1998 est.)
Military
Military branches: Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air
Force, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border
Security Force, Assam Rifles, and Rashtriya Rifles)
Military manpower—military age: 17 years of age