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Give an idea about road transportation in India. Also mention its important characteristics.

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Roads are the most basic and the most important transportation since ancient times. One can trace the existence of road network in India since the rule of Samrat Ashok and Chandragupta Maurya. Roads are complimentary to the railways, sea routes and air routes.

Some of the most important characteristics of roads are:

  1. They have widespread network.
  2. They assure safety of goods.
  3. They save time and are cheap so saves money.
  4. They can be used to transport anything and everything that can be thought of roads are the only link to connect goods, man and a region.

India has the third-largest road system in the world after United States of America and China. 

Indian roadways can be divided into:

  1. Nation Highway,
  2. State Highway,
  3. District Roads,
  4. Village (Approach)

Roads and Border Roads. Over and above these roads, India has also constructed roads connecting all major ports.


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