India National Highways Scenario

 India is the second largest in the world (3.3 million kilometers). Indian roads carry about 61% of the freight and 85% of the passenger traffic. All the highways and expressways together constitute about 66,000 kilometers (only 2% of all roads), whereas they carry 40% of the road traffic. To further the existing infrastructure,
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Passenger Transport - Past Present and Future

India’s transport sector is large and diverse; it caters to the needs of 1.1 billion people. In 1997, the sector contributed 4.4 percent to the nation’s GDP, with road transportation contributing the lion’s share.