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Abhijeet S
STATE ROADS
State highways connect important towns, capitals and district headquarters in the state. It is the responsibility of the state government and they are maintained by various agencies in the state and union territories.
State highway and rural roads are the responsibility of the states. Roads are being developed in rural areas under the minimum needs programme (MNP) with the role of linking al villages with the population of 1000 to 1500; with well laid out roads networks. The government also assists in the development of certain selected roads in the states.
DISTRICT ROADS
District roads connect talukas and important towns in the districts.
BORDER ROADS
Border roads development board (BRDB) was set up in march 1960for accelerating economic development and strengthening of the defence networks through rapid and co-coordinated improvement of road communication in the north and north-eastern border areas.
Development activities are now being extended to Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir. Himachal Pradesh, utter Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, sikkim, Assam, meghalaya, Nagaland, tripura, Manipur, mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Bhutan.
Border road organization (BRO) is a self-sufficient force, mechanized and mobile and during national emergencies, provides engineering support to the army. Besides the construction of the roads, the (BRO) has also undertaken activities like the construction of airfields, building and other operational works for defence services.
As on march 1989, (BRO) has constructed about 21,530 kms of the road networks. It is also maintaining about 16,000 kms of roads in various operational regions.
VILLAGE ROADS:
Village roads connect various villages with other. Most of the village roads are unsurfaced roads; they became muddy and sticky during the rainy season.
These are constructed under the (MNP) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP); National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) And Command Area Development (CAD).
Recently government has setup a committee to examine different aspects of integrating various rural road programmes.
State highways connect important towns, capitals and district headquarters in the state. It is the responsibility of the state government and they are maintained by various agencies in the state and union territories.
State highway and rural roads are the responsibility of the states. Roads are being developed in rural areas under the minimum needs programme (MNP) with the role of linking al villages with the population of 1000 to 1500; with well laid out roads networks. The government also assists in the development of certain selected roads in the states.
DISTRICT ROADS
District roads connect talukas and important towns in the districts.
BORDER ROADS
Border roads development board (BRDB) was set up in march 1960for accelerating economic development and strengthening of the defence networks through rapid and co-coordinated improvement of road communication in the north and north-eastern border areas.
Development activities are now being extended to Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir. Himachal Pradesh, utter Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, sikkim, Assam, meghalaya, Nagaland, tripura, Manipur, mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Bhutan.
Border road organization (BRO) is a self-sufficient force, mechanized and mobile and during national emergencies, provides engineering support to the army. Besides the construction of the roads, the (BRO) has also undertaken activities like the construction of airfields, building and other operational works for defence services.
As on march 1989, (BRO) has constructed about 21,530 kms of the road networks. It is also maintaining about 16,000 kms of roads in various operational regions.
VILLAGE ROADS:
Village roads connect various villages with other. Most of the village roads are unsurfaced roads; they became muddy and sticky during the rainy season.
These are constructed under the (MNP) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP); National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) And Command Area Development (CAD).
Recently government has setup a committee to examine different aspects of integrating various rural road programmes.