Published on: January 12, 2021 5:52 PM
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Road Safety Week is observed from January 11th to January 17th every year.
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Roads in India
India has one of the largest road networks across the world, spanning over a total of 5.5 million km. About 64.5 per cent of all goods in the country are transported through road networks whereas 90 per cent of India’s total passenger traffic uses road network to commute. Roads are generally classified into the following categories:
Some facts about national highways in India
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