Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
National Highways along Coastline
Posted On:
03 AUG 2017 5:32PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken up detailed review of National Highways network with a view to develop road connectivity to border areas, development of coastal roads including road connectivity for non-major ports, improvement in the efficiency of National Corridors, development of Economic Corridors, Inter Corridors and Feeder Routes along with integration with Sagarmala, etc., under proposed Bharatmala Pariyojana. Total length of National Highways (NHs) along the coastline, State/Union Territory (UT) wise is as follows:-
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Sl.
No.
|
State/Union Territory (UT)
|
Total Length of NHs along coastline in km
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
974
|
|
2.
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
25
|
|
3.
|
Daman & Diu
|
22
|
|
4.
|
Goa
|
262
|
|
5.
|
Gujarat
|
940
|
|
6.
|
Karnataka
|
298
|
|
7.
|
Kerala
|
692
|
|
8.
|
Maharashtra
|
493
|
|
9.
|
Odisha
|
437
|
|
10.
|
Puducherry
|
41
|
|
11.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
154
|
|
12.
|
West Bengal
|
7
|
This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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