Question

How many types of roads are there in India? Describe.

Answer 1

Four types of road of the country are divided through the Nagpur Road Scheme.

(i) National Highway (NH) : Connecting different parts and provinces of the country is called National Highway. ${NH}-7$ is the longest highway in the country. Golden quadrilateral Highway under National Highway, Complementary west and North corridor are covered by Express way etc. In India the length of the highway is only $2 \%$.

(ii) Highways : Roads connecting the state capitals to different district headquarters are called highways. The length of the highway is 4 percent.

(iii) District roads : The roads connecting various district headquarters and cities are district roads. Its share is $14 \%$.

(iv) Rural roads : The roads connecting different villages are called rural roads. It is $80 \%$ of the total roads.

In addition :

(v) Frontier Roads : The Border Roads organization came into effect in 1960. The roads built for the security and military operations for the country at the border places are called frontier roads. It is maintained by the Border Roads organization (BRO).