2. HIGHWAY PLANNING
Modern Developments
The First World war period and that immediately following it found a
rapid growth in motor transport. So need for better roads became a
necessity. For that, the Government of India appointed a committee
called Road development Committee with Mr. M.R. Jayakar as the
chairman. This committee came to be known as Jayakar committee.
Transport policy in india
โข first comprehensive examination of transport policy in india done by
ntpc (1980)
โข second review of transport demand carried out by luthra committee
(1988)
โข rakesh mohan committeeโs report on india infrastructure (1996)
3. long term road plans in india
โข nagpur plan (1943)
โข bombay plan (1961-81)
โข lucknow plan (1981-2001)
โข road development vision 2021
โข rural road vision decument for
2025
4. Nagpur plan
โข PREPARED BY CHIEF ENGINEERS OF STATES WHO MET IN NAGPUR IN 1943
โข WAS ADDRESSING NEEDS OF POST-WAR PERIOD
โข ROADS WERE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR CLASSES
๏ NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
๏ STATE HIGHWAYS
๏ DISTRICT ROAD
๏ MAJOR DISTRICT ROADS (MDR)
๏ OTHER DISTRICT ROADS (ODR)
๏ VILLAGE ROADS
Bombay plan (1961-1981)
โข ROAD LENGTH SHOULD BE INCREASED TO GIVE A DENSITY OF 32 Km PER
100 Sq. Km.
โข GOOD CONNECTIVITY TO VILLAGES TO CHECK INCREASING URBANISATION
โข IN A DEVELOPED AREA, TO BE WITHIN 6.5 Km OF A METALLED ROAD AND
2.4 Km OF ANY ROAD
โข IN A SEMI-DEVELOPED AREA, TO BE 13 Km OF A METALLED ROAD AND 5
Km OF ANY ROAD
5. Lucknow plan (1981-2001)
โข ROADS SHOULD BE A MAJOR CHOICE OF CONSTRUCTION TO
GENERATE EMPLOYMENT
โข EXPRESSWAYS TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON MAJOR TRAFFIC
CORRIDORS
โข ENERGY CONSERVATION THROUGH ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
โข ROAD SAFETY MEASURES TO BE UNDERTAKEN
โข MAINTENANCE SHOULD RECEIVE ATTENTION
Rural roads vision 2025
โข ABOUT 2,90,000 Km OF NEW ROADS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE
FULL CONNECTIVITY
โข OUT OF THE ABOVE , 40,000 Km WILL BE BLACK-TOPPED AND
THE REMAINING 2,50,000 WILL BE GRAVEL ROADS
โข MAINTENANCE OF RURAL ROADS WILL COST 7,500 CR. EVERY
YEAR
6. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF HIGHWAY
PROJECTS
Traffic growth trends likely in future
โข GDP set to grow at 9-11 per cent.
โข Road traffic will grow at 12-15 per cent as against 7.5-11 per cent
so far.
โข Thus traffic will double every 5-6 years
Large Programme Ahead Over the Next 20 Years
โข NH length to be increased from 66,000 Km to 80,000 Km.
โข Half the above length to be
Four-lane / Six-lane.
โข 10,000 Km of Expressways.
โข 10,000 Km of SH to be Four-laned
Present Investment is Rs. 20,000 Crores
thus Three-fold increase is certain
7. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN
HIGHWAYS
โข Air pollution
โข Noise pollution
โข Pollution of water bodies
โข Vibration
โข Visual intrusion and degrading the aesthetics
โข Habitat destruction
โข Community impact
