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.
A stretch of Gujarat SH 41
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.[1]
Bharatmala, a centrally-sponsored and funded road and highways project of the Government of India[2] with a target of constructing 83,677 km (51,994 mi)[3] 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 lakhcrore (US$67 billion) by 2021–22.[4]
State Highways in India, by state and union territories
^Highways and Minor Ports Department (2013). "Table 4: Lanewise Details of Government Roads in Tamilnadu" (PDF). Performance Budget (2013–14). Government of Tamilnadu. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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state, highways, india, india, this, network, roads, maintained, state, governments, these, roads, constructed, managed, states, public, works, department, state, highways, usually, roads, that, link, important, cities, towns, district, headquarters, within, s. 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 A stretch of Gujarat SH 41 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 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditIndependent 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 1 Bharatmala a centrally sponsored and funded road and highways project of the Government of India 2 with a target of constructing 83 677 km 51 994 mi 3 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 4 State Highways in India by state and union territories State Union Territory Single lane km Intermediate lane km Double lane km Multi lane km Total km Andhra Pradesh 5 2 092 1 001 6 902 236 10 518Arunachal Pradesh 0Assam 3 134Bihar 3 766Chhattisgarh 3 419Goa 279Gujarat 19 761Haryana 2 523Himachal Pradesh 1 824Jammu and Kashmir 67Jharkhand 1 886Karnataka 6 20 738Kerala 4 341Madhya Pradesh 8 728Maharashtra 33 705Manipur 1 137Meghalaya 1 134Mizoram 259Nagaland 404Odisha 3 806Punjab 1 393Puducherry 637Rajasthan 11 716Sikkim 179Tamil Nadu 7 1 743 6 586 15 267 3 389 26 985Telangana 3 260Tripura 8 689Uttar Pradesh 8 432Uttarakhand 1 576West Bengal 2 991See also EditRoads in IndiaReferences Edit NH and SHs MOSPI Bharat Mala PM Narendra Modi s planned Rs 14 000 crore road from Gujarat to Mizoram The Economic Times New Delhi 29 April 2015 Ministry proposes construction of 20 000 km of roads under Bharat Mala project The Economic Times New Delhi 9 January 2016 Bharatmala Pariyojana A Stepping Stone towards New India National Portal of India www india gov in Retrieved 18 January 2018 State road network AP Roads and Buildings Department Retrieved 27 March 2012 State Highways District wise Surface Feature and Carriageway Width Public Works Department Karnataka Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 27 March 2012 Highways and Minor Ports Department 2013 Table 4 Lanewise Details of Government Roads in Tamilnadu PDF Performance Budget 2013 14 Government of Tamilnadu p 3 Retrieved 30 September 2013 Road Statistics Archived from the original on 8 December 2021 Retrieved 8 December 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to State highways in India 2010 list of state highways under implementation Published by the Government of India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title State highways in India amp oldid 1104474515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
