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9. Kerala
1 17 Kerala/Karnataka Border-Manjeshwar-Kumbla-Kesaragod-Paniyal-Mordrug-
Charuvattur-Kokkanisseri-Talipparamba-Pappinisseri-Valapattanam-Kannur (Cannon)-
Edakkad-Vadakara-Payyoli-Tikkodi-Quilandi-Elattur-Kozhikode (Calicut)-Ferokh-
Valancheri-Ponnani-Manattala-K
368
2 47 Kerala/Tamil Nadu Border-Palakkad (Palghat) Kulalmannam-Alattur-Vadakkancheri-
Pattikad-Trichur-Nellayi-Karukurti-Angamali-Chovvara-Aluva-Edappali-Ernakulam
416
3 47A Willingdon Island terminating at Chchin on NH-47 bypass 6
4 47C The highway starting from NH-47 near Klmassery, crossing NH-17 and terminating at
Vallapadam
17
5 49 Kerala/Tamil Nadu border-Devikulam-Pallivagal-Kotamangalam-Cochin 150
6 208 Kollam-Kottarakara-Tenmalai upto TamilNadu Border 70
7 212 Kozhikode-Kalpatta-Sultan Battery- upto Karnataka Border 90
8 213 Palghat-Olavakod-Mundur-Mannarkkad-Alanallur-Melattur-Pandikkad-Manjeri-
Kondotti-Ferokh
130
9
220 Kolam-Kottarakara-Adu-Kottayam-Kanjirapalli-Vendiperyar 210
Sub Total 1457

10. TOTAL
LENGT
H (in
Km.)
70548

11. On-road Vehicle Population
Projection for India

12. Planning commission estimate
 Rise of 5 times for freight and 4times for
passenger road transport
 from 2000 to 2020.

13. Classification of vehicles as per
Central Motor Vehicle Rules
 Light Motor Vehicles- <=7.5 tonnes
 Medium Motor Vehicle >7.5 to <=12 tonnes
 Heavy Motor vehicle >12 tonnes

14. Vehicle category
 International classification of vehicle
categories
 Category N: used for the carriage of goods

15. Category N
 Category N1: having a maximum mass not
exceeding 3.5 tonnes
 Category N2: having a maximum mass
exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding
12 tonnes
 Category N3: having a maximum mass
exceeding 12 tonnes

16. Category O: trailers (including
semi-trailers)
 Category O1: maximum mass not
exceeding 0.75 tones
 Category O2: exceeding 0.75 tones but not
exceeding 3.5 tons
 Category O3: exceeding 3.5 tones but not
exceeding 10 tones
 Category O4: exceeding 10 tones

17. Curb weight
 Total weight of a vehicle with standard
equipment,
 All necessary operating consumables (e.g.
motor oil and coolant), a full tank of fuel,
 While not loaded with either passengers or
cargo.[

18. Dry weight
 without any consumables, passengers, or cargo
 dry weight does not include any of the following:
 Gasoline or diesel or any other fuel
 Engine oil
 Coolant
 Brake fluid
 Power steering fluid
 Transmission fluid
 Washer fluid

19. Gross vehicle weight rating
(GWR)
 Max. allowable total mass of a road vehicle or
trailer when loaded
 Including the weight of the vehicle itself plus
fuel, passengers, cargo, and trailer tongue
weight.

20. Trailer tongue weight
 It's the downward force that the tongue of the
trailer applies to the hitch of the tow vehicle.
 Most experts agree that an acceptable tongue
weight for any trailer is somewhere between 9
and 15 percent of the gross trailer weight
(GTW).