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Competition Success Review
Competition Success Review published this aticle page no 34 india has one of the largest road networks in the world with a total length of 42.3 lakh km 2008-09. about 85 per cent of passenger and 70 per cent of freight traffic are carried by roads every year. road transport is relatively suitable for shorter distance travel. road transport in modern sense was very limited in india before world war-ii. the first serious attempt was made in 1943 when nagpur plan was drawn. this plan could not be implemented due to lack of coordination among the princely states and british india. after independence twenty-year road plan 1961 was introduced to improve the conditions of roads in india. however roads continue to concentrate in and around urban centres. rural and remote areas had the least connectivity by road. for the purpose of construction and maintenance roads are classified as national highways nh state highwayssh major district roads and rural roads competition success review gk today.