All about National Highways and Important National Highways in india

Who Manages National highways in India ?

The National Highways Authority of India was constituted by an act of Parliament, the National Highways Authority of India Act,1988.

 It is responsible  for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways entrusted to it and for matters connected or incidental thereto. 

The Authority was operationalised in Feb, 1995

The National Highways has 90000 km. length comprising only 2 per cent of the total length of roads, carries about 40 percent of the total traffic of India. List contains some of the most important National Highways of India connecting important places.

NH 1: Delhi – Ambala – Amritsar – Indo-Pak Border (456 km)

NH 2: Delhi – Agra – Khanpur – Varanasi – Kolkata (1465 km)

NH 3: Agra – Gwalior – Indore – Nasik – Mumbai (1161 km)

NH 4: Junction with NH3 near Thane – Belgaum – Bangaluru – Ranipet – Chennai (1235 km)

NH 7: Varanasi – Jabalpur – Nagpur – Hyderabad – Bangaluru – Madurai – Kanyakumari  (2369 km)

NH 8: Delhi – Jaipur – Ahmedabad – Varodara – Mumbai (1375 km)

NH 9: Pune – Solapur – Hyderabad – Vijayawada – Machhilipatnam (841 km)

NH 15: Pathankot – Amritsar – Bhatinda – Ganganagar – Bikaner – Jaisalmer – Barmer – Samakhiali (1526 km)

NH 22: Ambala – Kalka – Shimla – Rampur – Indo-Tibet (China) Border near Shipki-La (459 km)

NH 24: Delhi – Barailly – Lucknow (438 km)

NH 39: Numaligarh – Imphal – Palel – Indo-Myanmar Border (436 km)

NH 44: Nongstoin and connecting Shillong – Passi Badarpur – Agartala – Sabroom (723 km)

NH 47: Salem – Coimbatore – Trichur – Ernakulam – Thiruvanantapuram – Cape Commorin- Kanyakumari (640 km)

NH 48: Bangaluru – Hassan – Mangaluru (328 km)

NH 49: Kochi – Madurai – Dhanushkodi (440 km)

NH 55: Siliguri – Darjeeling (77 km)

NH 80: Mokamah – Rajmahal – Farakka (310 km)

NH 102: Chhapra – Rewaghat – Muzaffarpur (80 km)

NH 205: Ananthpur – Renugunta – Chennai (442 km)

NH 217: Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – Gopalpur (Odisha) (508 km)

NH 229: Tawang – Bomdila – Ziro – Analong – Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh) (1090 km)

NH 327 Ext.: Bangaon (Bariyahi Bazar) on NH 107 – Supaul – Pipra (106) – Tribeniganj – Bhargama – Araria – Bahadurganj – Raniganj – Thakurganj – Galgalia (225 km)

NH 947: Sarkhej – Virumgaon – Jamnagar – Dwarka – Okha (461)

NH 953: Vyara (NH6) – Netang – Rajpipla – Bodali (190 km)

5 Interesting Facts About National Highways of India

1. Total Length of National Highways of India

It is one of the most interesting facts about National Highways of India. The total length of national highways in India is over 100,087 km as of June, 2016. This length also includes 1,000 km of limited-access expressways (motorways).

2. Who Is Responsible For Maintaining and Construction of Highways in India

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is the responsible authority for the maintenance and construction of national highways in India. This authority works under the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways.

3. Consume Less Roads and Control Over 40% of Road Traffic

Did you know? The national highways in India consume about 1.7% of all Indian roads and control about 40% of all road traffic in India. According to the latest figure of NHAI, the traffic is increasing at an annual rate of 10.16%.

4. Smallest Highway in India

It is one of the lesser known facts about national highways in India. The length of the smallest highway in India is about 6 km, which runs between Ernakulam and Kochi Port. The name of this national highway is NH47A.

5. Longest National Highway in India

It is also one of the lesser known facts about India. The longest national highway runs between Varanasi and Kanyakumari. The length of this national highway is about 2369 kms. The name of this national highway is NH7 and considered the longest national highway in India.

NH7 is also known as NH44