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Download Solution PDFWhich road plan in India was the first attempt for the Road Development Programme between 1943-1963?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Nagpur Road Plan.Key Points
- The first 20-year road development plan is also known as the "Nagpur Road Plan" in popular culture.
- In 1943, the government convened a conference of chief engineers at Nagpur to discuss road development and construction.
- The conference is popularly known as the Nagpur road plan.
- The Nagpur road plan sets a target road length of 16 km per 100 square kilometers of the nation.
- Although the Nagpur Road Development Plan was intended to be completed between 1943 and 1963, it was actually completed two years earlier.
- The Nagpur road plan has a 5,32,700 km goal road length.
- Star and grid are the patterns that are applied to the roadways in the Nagpur road plan.
- For the Nagpur road plan, the development allowance is 15%.
Additional Information
- Bombay Road Plan:
- The Indian road system was intended to be significantly expanded as part of the Twenty-Year Plan (Bombay Plan) (1961–1981), particularly the National and State Highways.
- Lucknow Road Plan:
- The third 20-year road plan was this one (1981-2001).
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