Our country has one of the largest networks of roads in the world.Roads are needed for talking people and goods from one place to another over short distances.
The most important roads in India are called national highways.They connect state capitals,big cities and towns,and the ports.They are built and maintained by the central government.There are also the state highways.State governments build and maintain these.There are also roads that connect villages with towns and cities.
Roads can be metalled or unmetalled.Most roads in towns
and cities are metalled.they are made of stone,cement and tar.They are good for fast means of transport such as buses and cars.Unmetalled roads are found in villages.
To develop fast,a country should have good roads.They are also of great help in emergencies such as floods,famines and earthquakes.Goods can be transported fast and people can be rescued quickly.
Types of Roads in India;-
1.NationalHighways:-National Highways constitute the main fraamework of India's road system.They run through the length and breadth of the country.They connect state capitals,major ports,towns and cities of national importance.They carry nearly 40 percent of road traffic.They are managed by the Central Government.There are 30 National Highway routes in the country.Among them the National Highway-7 is the longest route with2325 Km distance.It runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari.
2.State Highways:-State Highways connect every town in the state with its capital,neighbouring state capital,important cities and national highways.These are managed by the state Govenments.These account for 6.2 percent of the total road network in the country.Maharastra ranks first in state Highways.
3.District Roads:-District Roads are managed by Zilla Parishads.They connect the headquarters of the districts with other towns and big villages in the district.However,these roads lack required number of bridges and culverts.
4.Village Roads:-Villages Roads are managed by Mandal and village panchayats.They connect different villages with one another and also to the nearest district road or State Highways.However,these are mostlyunsurfaced and narrow tracks.
5.Border Roads:-Besides,the above,there are other roads called Border Roads.The Border Roads Development Board was established in the year 1960.Its aims are:
a) To provede communication in the sparsely populated northern and north-eastern regions of the country and
b)Thereby to speed up their socioeconomic development.
c)In all,12,878 Km of roads are being maintained by the Board.
and cities are metalled.they are made of stone,cement and tar.They are good for fast means of transport such as buses and cars.Unmetalled roads are found in villages.
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