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Lifelines of Indian Economy: Level-1
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Highways
Brief Expressways
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State Wise National Highways State Roads
Yamunna Expressway Government Scehmes
National Highway Development Project
North South East West Corridor
Golden Quadrilateral
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Class Length (km)
Expressways 1,000 km (620 mi)
Total National Highways 70,934 km (44,076 mi)
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National Highways (Already 4/6 laned) 16,000 km (9,900 mi)
National Highways (Being 4/6 laned) 25,000 km (16,000 mi)
State Highways 154,522 km (96,016 mi)
Major and other district roads 2,577,396 km (1,601,520 mi)
Rural & other roads 1,433,577 km (890,783 mi)
Total (approx) 4,245,429 km (2,637,987 mi
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National Highway Authiority of India (NHAI) is responsible for building national
Highways
Constitute 2% of total roads of India and 40% of traffic as of 2010
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India has 70934 total National Highway as of August 2011
The Leh-Manali Highway is the highest highway in the world (average elevation of
about 5000 m). It connects Leh in Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir) with Manali in
Himachal Pradesh.
Ministry of Road Transport Road transport and Highways opted systematic Number
system
• East to West (Odd Numbers), North to South (Even Number) and increasing order from east to west and
north to south
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NH7 is longest which runs between Varnasi in UP to Kanyakumari
The shortest National Highway is NH-47A, which runs from Ernakulam to Kochi Port (about 6 km)
The National Highway Act of 1956 allows private investment in building and maintenance of Highways.
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National Highway Act of 1988 led to the constitution of National Highway Authority of Act
India’s road networks carry nearly 65% of freight traffic and 85% of passenger traffic in the country
India has the highest density of highways in the world (0.66 km of highway per sq km of territory)
With over 3.3 million km of roadways, India has the third largest road network in the world (behind
USA and China)
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According to 2009 estimates by Goldman Sachs, India will need to invest US$1.7
trillion on infrastructure projects before 2020 to meet its economic needs, a
part of which would be in upgrading India's road network
As of June 2012, India had completed and placed in use over 18,300 kilometers
of recently built 4 or 6-lane highways connecting many of its major
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manufacturing centers, commercial and cultural centers
Road classification Authority responsible Total kilometers (as of 2011)
Ministry of Road Transport & 70,934; plus 40,000
National Highways Highways (Central kilometers under
government of India) implementation
State governments (state's
State Highways 131,899
public works department)
Local governments,
Rural and urban roads panchayats and 3,117,763[
municipalities
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