In this article we will explore the topic of State highways in India from a multidisciplinary approach, analyzing its implications and relevance in different contexts. State highways in India is a topic widely studied and debated in various fields, its repercussions range from the social to the scientific sphere, and its influence extends throughout history. Through a comprehensive analysis, we aim to shed light on State highways in India and offer a complete perspective that allows us to understand its importance and scope today. Throughout this article, we will examine different aspects of State highways in India and explore its impact on society today, as well as possible implications for the future.
In India, this is the network of roads maintained by the state governments. These roads are constructed and managed by the states' Public Works Department. The state highways are usually roads that link important cities, towns and district headquarters within the state and connect them with National Highways or state highways of neighbouring states.
As of 31 March 2016, the total length of state highways was 176,166 km. As of 31 March 2016, Maharashtra had the largest share in the total length of SH roads (22.14%), followed by Karnataka (11.11%), Gujarat (9.76%), Rajasthan (8.62%) and Tamil Nadu (6.67%).
Independent of the NHDP program, state governments have been implementing a number of state highway projects since 2000. By 2010, state highway projects worth $1.7 billion had been completed, and an additional $11.4 billion worth of projects were under implementation.
Bharatmala, a centrally-sponsored and funded road and highways project of the Government of India with a target of constructing 83,677 km (51,994 mi) of new highways, has been started in 2018. Phase I of the Bharatmala project involves the construction of 34,800 km of highways (including the remaining projects under NHDP) at an estimated cost of ₹5.35 lakh crore (US$67 billion) by 2021–22.
State/Union Territory | Single lane (km) | Intermediate lane (km) | Double lane (km) | Multi-lane (km) | Total (km) |
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Andhra Pradesh | 2,092 | 1,001 | 6,902 | 236 | 10,518 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | ||||
Assam | 3,134 | ||||
Bihar | 3,766 | ||||
Chhattisgarh | 3,419 | ||||
Delhi | |||||
Goa | 279 | ||||
Gujarat | 19,761 | ||||
Haryana | 2,523 | ||||
Himachal Pradesh | 1,824 | ||||
Jammu and Kashmir | 67 | ||||
Jharkhand | 1,886 | ||||
Karnataka | 20,738 | ||||
Kerala | 4,341 | ||||
Madhya Pradesh | 8,728 | ||||
Maharashtra | 33,705 | ||||
Manipur | 1,137 | ||||
Meghalaya | 1,134 | ||||
Mizoram | 259 | ||||
Nagaland | 404 | ||||
Odisha | 3,806 | ||||
Punjab | 1,393 | ||||
Puducherry | 637 | ||||
Rajasthan | 11,716 | ||||
Sikkim | 179 | ||||
Tamil Nadu | 1,743 | 6,586 | 15,267 | 3,389 | 26,985 |
Telangana | 3,260 | ||||
Tripura | 689 | ||||
Uttar Pradesh | 8,432 | ||||
Uttarakhand | 1,576 | ||||
West Bengal | 2,991 |