3. India is home
to one of the
largest
roadway
networks of
the world..

4. India has an aggregate of
about 2.3 million kms of
roads.
Roads are considered better than railways
when it comes to
# ease in building
# ease in maintenance
Roads can cover more area as they
can be built on slopes & hills,
through forests & across streams.
Road transportation is very
economical, as smaller goods and
people can travel across short
distances.
Door-to-door services , be it loading or
unloading of sold or bought goods is easier
and better only due to roads. This purpose
cannot be served by railways or airways.
Another advantage is its flexible
services – timings and routes are never
fixed. They can be changed acc. to us.

5. Classification
of roads in
India ▶

7. Golden
Quadrilateral
Super
Highways

8. This is a major road linking project,
launched by the Government of India
Plans to link Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-
Mumbai by six-lane Super Highways
Major objective : reduction of time and
distance between the major metropolitans
of India
Being implemented by the National
Highway Authority of India (NHAI)

9. National
Highways

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12. o Roads linking state capitals with dist.
Headquarters are called State Highways.
o Constructed and maintained by the Public
Works Department (PWD).

13. District
Roads

14. Connect dist.
Headquarters to other
places of the district
Maintained by the
Zila Parishad

15. OTHER
ROADS

17. Golden Quad. Super Highways  link
metropolitans; by NHAI
National Highways  link extreme parts of
India; by CPWD (Central Public Works Dept.)
State Highways  link state capital with dist.
HQs; by PWD
District Roads  link Dist. HQs with other
places; by Zila Parishad
Other Roads  link rural areas/ villages to
towns

18. Thank You
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Shivangi
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