India’s road network grew 59 per cent to become the second largest in the world as the NDA government took massive road development works in the past nine years, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday.
“India’s national highway network stood at 1,45,240 km today compared to 91,287 km in 2013-14,” Gadkari said while addressing a conference on ‘9 years achievements of government’ in the national capital.
Overall India’s road network is the second largest in the world after the US, he said.
India has about 63.73 lakh km of road network, which is the second largest in the world, which includes 1,45,240 km of national highways and 1,86,908 km of state highways.
