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• The largest road network in the<br />
world<br />
USA<br />
• The first national highway in<br />
India<br />
Grand Trunk Road (built by<br />
Shersha)<br />
• The state having largest road<br />
network in India<br />
Maharashtra<br />
• The longest National Highway in India<br />
NH44 (Srinagar - Kanyakumari)<br />
• The least length highway in India<br />
NH966B (Kundannoor - Wellington)<br />
• Longest National highway in Kerala<br />
NH 66<br />
• The state through which most<br />
number of National highways<br />
passes<br />
Uttar Pradesh<br />
• The state with least number of<br />
National highways in India<br />
Sikkim<br />
Road Transport<br />
• The south Indian state having<br />
the largest National highway<br />
network<br />
Tamil Nadu<br />
• The central Road Research<br />
Institute<br />
New Delhi<br />
• North -South highway connects<br />
Important National Highways in India<br />
New Name Old Name Connecting places<br />
NH 66 NH 17 Panaveli - Kanyakumari<br />
NH 85 NH 49 Kochi - Tondi point<br />
NH 183 NH 220 Dindigul - Kottarakara<br />
NH 544 NH 47 Salem - Ernakulam<br />
NH 744 NH 208 Thirumangalam - kollam<br />
NH 766 NH 212 Kozhikodu - Mysore<br />
NH 966 NH 213 Ferokh - Palakkad<br />
Kanyakumari & Srinagar<br />
• East - West highway connects<br />
Silchar and Porbandar<br />
• National Highway Authority of<br />
India<br />
1995<br />
Road Transport in<br />
Kerala<br />
• The emporor who set up roads for<br />
the first time in Kerala<br />
Tipu Sultan<br />
• First state in India which connects<br />
all gramapanchayats with roads<br />
Kerala<br />
NH 966A NH 47C Kalamassery - Vallarpadam<br />
NH 966 B NH 47A Kundannor - Wellington island<br />
• Number of National highways in<br />
Kerala<br />
9<br />
• Number of state highways in<br />
Kerala<br />
72<br />
• Major roads in Kerala are<br />
Panchayat roads<br />
• First National highway in Kerala<br />
NH 544 (NH 47)<br />
• Kerala highway research Institute<br />
(KHRI) is located at<br />
Thiruvananthapuram<br />
• longest NH in Kerala<br />
NH 66<br />
• shortest National Highway in<br />
Kerala<br />
NH 966B<br />
• Longest state highway in Kerala<br />
main central road (MC Road)<br />
National Water Ways<br />
There are 6 National waterways in India<br />
NW 1 - Allahabad - Haldia<br />
NW 2 - Sadiya - Dhubri (Assam)<br />
NW 3 (West -cost canal) - Kollam - Kottappuram<br />
NW 4 - Kakkinada - Puducherry<br />
NW 5 (east -coast canal) - Talcher -Darma<br />
NW 6 - Lakhipur - Bhanga<br />
(Connects - Kesavadasapuram<br />
-Angamali)<br />
• length of MC road<br />
240.6 km(149.5 mile)<br />
• MC Road was Built by<br />
Raja Kesavadas<br />
• Transport bus service started in<br />
Kerala for the first time in<br />
Travancore (Feb 20, 1938)<br />
• Kerala state transport project<br />
was established in<br />
2006<br />
Least and Most<br />
• The Institution set up for research<br />
and development covering all<br />
means of transportation<br />
NATPAC<br />
• NATPAC was established in<br />
1976<br />
• KSRTC was formed in<br />
1965<br />
• Distrcit having most number of NH pass through<br />
Ernakulam<br />
• Least number of highways in Kerala<br />
Wayanad<br />
• District having longest roadnetwork in Kerala<br />
Kottayam<br />
• Least Road network in Kerala<br />
Wayanad<br />
• Most number of vehicles are registered in Kerala<br />
Eranakulam<br />
• Least number of vehicles are registered in<br />
Wayanad<br />
• District having the most number of PWD roads in Kerala<br />
Eranakulam<br />
• First rubberised road in Kerala<br />
Kottayam - Kumili
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