s eastward to the delta at the Bay of Bengal. India and Bangladesh share the delta. Floods as well as typhoons (hurricanes) often ravage this low-lying area, where the Calcutta is located. This explains why we are focusing mainly on the doing business in south India. Another major river, the Indus, flows through a small portion of India on its way from the Himalayas through Pakistan and out to the Arabian Sea. South of the river valleys lies to Deccan region. To the east and west of the Deccan lie the Eastern Ghat and Western Ghat, respectively. The Ghats are mountain ranges on the east and west coasts of the subcontinent. Much of India lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator. The terrain in the south (Deccan Plateau) consist of upward plains, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in the west, and the Himalayas are located in the north. Monsoon rains from the southwest in the Indian Ocean occur during the June through November wet season. India depends on the monsoon for much needed water for agriculture. The climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in the north. India's natural resources are; coal (fourth largest in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromate, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone and (56%) arable land. Other land uses are; permanent crops (1%), permanent pastures (4%), forest and woodland (23%) and other (16%).3.1.7Commercial Infrastructure 3.1.7.1TransportationThere is a total of 62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track) of railways in India. The highways represent 3 319 644 km in length and the paved roads represent a little over 1/3 of this number. There are 16 180 km of waterways, 3 631km of which are navigable by large vessels. The main ports and harbors are located in Calcutta, Chennai, Cochin, and Mumbai (Bombay). India's merchant marine corps is comprised of 321 ships. There are 238 airports with paved runways and 108 with u...
