Only 101 km of the 28,532 km of National Highways newly laid in the country (NH) between April 2014 and March 2018 has been in the State.
Of the 101 km, 29 km was constructed in 2014-15, 10 km in 2015-16, 45 km in 2016-17, and 17 km in 2017-18. Kerala is 27th among the 33 States and Union Territories on the State-wise list of NH constructed during the four-year period by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).
Rajasthan tops
Rajasthan, with 4,116 km, tops the list followed by Maharashtra 2,544 km, Uttar Pradesh 2,489 km, Karnataka 1,868 km, and Madhya Pradesh 1,710 km.
