development of road ways
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Explanation:
development of road way and highway is one of the priority areas for government and an ambitious target has been set to increase the length national highway to 200000 km .the government aims to build at least 90000 km of highway network in its 5 year tenure.
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Roads make a crucial contribution to economic development and growth and bring important social benefits. T
Importance of Roads:
1. Roads play a very important role in the transportation of goods and passengers for short and medium distances.
2. It is comparatively easy and cheap to construct and maintain roads.
3. Road transport system establishes easy contact between farms, fields, factories and markets and provides door to door service.
5. Roads act as great feaders to railways.
6. Road transport is more flexible than the railway transport.
7. Perishable commodities like vegetables, fruits and milk are transported more easily and quickly by roads than by railways.
Growth and Development:
Road transport in modern sense i.e. vehicles driven by internal combustion engines using petrol or diesel as fuel was practically negligible in India before World War II. Following plans have been drawn to develop roadways in India.
1. Nagpur Plan:
First serious attempt to develop roadways was made in 1943 when Nagpur Plan was drawn.
2. Twenty Year Plan:
The objectives of the Twenty Year Road Plan were (i) to bring every village in a developed agricultural area within 6.4 km of a metalled road and 2.4 km of any other road, (ii) to bring every village in a semi-developed area within 12.8 km of a metalled road
3. Build Operate Transfer (ВОТ) is a scheme under which private operators are invited to construct roads and bridges. They are allowed to collect toll tax from the vehicles using these roads and bridge for a specific period of time after which these assets are transferred to the government.
4. Central Road Fund (CRF) is being raised for the betterment of roads
(i) Development of rural roads. About 43 per cent of the levy on diesel will be spent on improving rural connectivity,
(ii) Development and maintenance of National Highways,
(iii) Construction of road under/over bridges and safety works at unmanned railway crossings, and
(iv) Development and maintenance of State roads.