The National Highways have a total length of 71,772 km to serve as the arterial network of the country. Here are the top states which enjoy the maximum chunk of these crucial lifelines. Information Source: NHAI website I Photos: Getty Images
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to award tolling and maintenance contracts for 3,000 km of highways for five to nine years, according to an Economic Times report.
The Government of India has already undertaken major initiatives to upgrade and strengthen National Highways through seven phases of National Highways Development project (NHDP).
The National Highways have a total length of 71,772 km to serve as the arterial network of the country. We look at the top 10 Indian states that enjoy the longest stretches of these Highways.
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At No.10 is Gujarat, with 3,281 kms of National Highways passing through the state. (AFP PHOTO/Sam PANTHAKY)
At No.9 is Bihar with 3,642 kms of National Highways.
At No. 8 is Orissa with 3,704 kms of National Highways
Maharashtra, with 4,191 kms of National Highways passing through the state, comes at No.7
At No.6 is the state of Karnataka, with 4,396 kms of National Highways/
Andhra Pradesh is home to 4,537 kms of India’s National Highways
Tamil Nadu ranks at No.4, with 4,832 kms of National Highways running through the state.
At No.3 is Madhya Pradesh with 5,027 kms of National Highways. (Photo: Madhya Pradesh Tourism official website)
6,373 kms: that’s the total length of the National Highways passing throughRajasthan.
Topping the list is the state of Uttar Pradesh. The state has 6,788 kms of National Highways, according to the NHAI website.
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