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Border Roads Border Road Border Road Border Roads are extremely Security Threats: Poor
Organization a Organization is a important. border management can lead
Central Central Government to security threats like
Government organization that Border roads have improved terrorism, smuggling, illegal
undertaking constructs, maintains accessibility in areas of immigration, and other
and guards the roads at difficult terrain in the criminal activities. These
the Northern and Northeastern and Northern security threats can have a
Northeastern borders of border areas. significant impact on the
India. Border Roads have helped in safety and well-being of the
the economic development of people living in the border
Northern and North-eastern areas and the country as a
border areas whole.
Rural Roads Local self- The roads which provide Provide access to remote or Roads are poorly maintained
Government [ a vital link between isolated communities, improve -increased travel time, higher
Gram Panchayat] agricultural producing connectivity and transport costs, and reduced
centres of villages to transportation, increase access to essential services.
market economic development, and
improve living standards for
residents.

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District Roads Zilla Parishad Important roads within connects small towns with - Unsurfaced roads – regular
a district connecting State Highways and National vehicular traffic
areas of production and Highway -Same road used by all types
market - connects Taluka of vehicles –high speed cars,
Headquarters and rural areas trucks, two wheelers, animal
to District Headquarters driven carts cyclists and
animals increases traffic
time –congestion, pollution
and road accidents
State State Government State highways Provides linkages with -Not the Best Option for
Highways are roads that connect national highways, district Long Distance and Heavy
the capital city of a state headquarters, important Cargo
with its district towns and tourist centres and -Accidents and Breakdowns
headquarters, major minor ports within state -- Unsurfaced roads –
towns and other regular vehicular traffic
highways.

National NHAI These are main Government provides  -Susceptible to weather

Highway highways running hindrance free traffic changes
through the length and movement by widening roads, -Greater vulnerability to
breadth of the country grade separation, construction accidents
connecting every major of bypasses, bridges and rail – -Unsuitable for heavy freight,
city and are the road crossings
backbone of road  -Slower mode of transport
infrastructure  -only represents 2% of total
network length


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Expressway NHAI a highway especially Provides high speed, greater -Drivers don't pay attention
planned for high-speed safety, comfort and to traffic laws and
traffic, usually having convenience or drivers and regulations
few if any intersections, passengers, and lower vehicle - lack of highway
limited points of access operating costs. maintenance system
or exit, and a divider -construction cost is
between lanes for traffic expensive
moving in opposite
directions.

Golden NHAI Quadrilateral (GQ) is the This highway interconnects

Quadrilateral largest express highway many major
project in India. It
connects India's four cities and ports betterment. .
largest metropolis: It provides an impetus to
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata truck transport throughout
and Chennai and thus, India.
forms a quadrilateral of It enables the industrial
sorts. Bengaluru, Pune, growth of all small towns
Ahmedabad and Surat through which it passes
are also served by this It provides vast opportunities
network for transport of agricultural
produce from the hinterland
to major cities and ports for
export

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North South NHAI Four or six lane  The corridor is aimed at
Corridor expressway which reducing the carriage cost
connect Srinagar to between India and Russia by
Kanyakumari about 30% and bringing down
the transit time from 40 days
by more than half.
 It could be considered as a
very important corridor for the
development of freight traffic
in the region.
East West NHAI Four or six lane Connecting many of its The East West Economic
Corridor expressway which important manufacturing, Corridor may cause the
connect Porbandar in commerce and cultural impact on this region in
Gujarat to Silchar in centers. many ways higher security
Assam risk along cross border,
political problems, drugs,
international crime, illegal
labours, worker trading,
infectious disease, including
the destruction of natural
resources.

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