explain types of roads in india and its importance in india....
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{road network in India was made in 1943, through the Nagpur Plan.}
{ The aim was that no village in a developed agricultural region}
{ should be more than five miles (8 km) from a major road or two miles (3.2 km)}
{ away from any other road.}
{ This plan was not effectively implemented as there were many princely states outside British India.}
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1) GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL SUPER HIGHWAY
#These are six lane highways managed by NHAL
* Golden Quadrilateral highway linking Delhi -Kolkata - Chennai - Mumbai
* North-South Corridor
* East-West Corridor
2) NATIONAL HIGHWAY
# They link extreme parts of the country . National Highway are the primary road system and are constructed and maintained by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) under NHAI super version .
3) STATE HIGHWAY
#These are roads linking a state capital with it's district headquarters . They are constructed and maintained by the State Public Work Department (SPWD) in States and Union Territories.
4) DISTRICT ROADS
# These roads connect the district headquarters with other places of the district . These roads are maintained by the Zila Parishad of the district
5) OTHER ROADS
# Rural roads , Which link rural areas and villages with towns , are classified under this category . These are constructed under Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana ( PMGSY)
6) BORDER ROADS
# The border roads organization (BRO) construct and maintains road in the border areas of the country . It was established in 1960