TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION AND TRADE. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceTRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION AND TRADE.4 Marks
Question
Write a short note on national highways.
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Answer
The highways that connect one state with other is called national highways. For example, National Highway $No.8 (NH\ 8)$ connects Gujarat with Mumbai. Highways are extremely important for economic development of the nation. They are also a very safe means of transport. It is the central government who builds and takes care of the national highways.National highways inter-connect state capitals, large industrial and commercial cities and major ports. These roads also connect India with neighboring countries like Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and China.National Highway $No.7$ is the longest highway of the country. It extends from Varanasi in, Uttar Pradesh to Kanniyakumari iri Tamil Nadu. The Golden Quadrilateral is a national highways network which connects all the four metro cities of India namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. National Highways $No. 27, 41, 47, 141, 147,$ etc. pass through Gujarat.These numbers were changed by the Government of India in $2011$. The length of national highways in the union territories namely Chandigarh, Puducherry and Delhi and state of Goa is more as compared to their population.Next comes the states of Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, etc. The total length of national highways is less in states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat where there is more population.
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