Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
WB study for passenger Mobility Enhancement
Posted On:
21 DEC 2017 4:17PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has instituted a study under World Bank Technical Assistance (WBTA-27) for passenger mobility enhancement. The study has identified 75 routes which have low passenger share of buses and high overall passenger car unit (PCU) count. There is greater share of private vehicles as compared to buses on these routes. The study assessed all India traffic survey data and toll data covering major corridors in the country to identify these routes. The list of 75 routes is enclosed is as follows:-
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Routes
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Origin
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Origin State
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Destination
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Destination State
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1
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Delhi - Shimla
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Delhi
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Delhi
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Shimla
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Himachal Pradesh
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2
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Shillong - Guwahati
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Shillong
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Meghalaya
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Guwahati
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Assam
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3
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Gwalior-Bhopal
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Gwalior
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal
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Madhya Pradesh
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4
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Bhopal-Dewas-Indore
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Bhopal
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Madhya Pradesh
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Indore
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Madhya Pradesh
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5
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Indore-Dhule-Nasik
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Indore
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Madhya Pradesh
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Nasik
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Maharashtra
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6
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Amritsar-Bikaner
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Amritsar
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Punjab
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Bikaner
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Rajasthan
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7
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Jodhpur-Jamnagar
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Jodhpur
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Rajasthan
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Jamnagar
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Gujarat
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8
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Bangalore-Nilgiris
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Bangalore
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Karnataka
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Nilgiris
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Tamil Nadu
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9
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Bangalore-Tirupati
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Bangalore
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Karnataka
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Tirupati
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Andhra Pradesh
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10
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Bangalore-Mangalore
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Bangalore
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Karnataka
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Mangalore
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Karnataka
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11
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Patiala-Bhatinda
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Patiala
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Punjab
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Bhatinda
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Punjab
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12
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Chennai-Kurnool
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Chennai
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Tamil Nadu
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Kurnool
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Andhra Pradesh
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13
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Chennai-Tiruchirappalli
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Chennai
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Tamil Nadu
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Tiruchirappalli
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Tamil Nadu
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14
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Coimbatore-Tanjore
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Coimbatore
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Tamil Nadu
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Tanjore
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Tamil Nadu
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15
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Delhi-Agra-Lucknow
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Delhi
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Delhi
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Lucknow
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Uttar Pradesh
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16
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Dhule-Aurangabad
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Dhule
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Maharashtra
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Aurangabad
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Maharashtra
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17
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Rajkot-Udaipur
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Rajkot
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Gujarat
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Udaipur
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Rajasthan
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18
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Udaipur-Kota
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Udaipur
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Rajasthan
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Kota
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Rajasthan
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19
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Jhansi-Kanpur-Lucknow
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Jhansi
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Madhya Pradesh
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Lucknow
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Uttar Pradesh
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20
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Lucknow-Gorakhpur
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Lucknow
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Uttar Pradesh
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Gorakhpur
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Uttar Pradesh
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21
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Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur
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Gorakhpur
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Uttar Pradesh
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Muzaffarpur
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Bihar
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22
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Patna -Muzaffarpur-Siliguri
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Patna
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Bihar
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Siliguri
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West Bengal
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23
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Siliguri-Guwahati
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Siliguri
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West Bengal
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Guwahati
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Assam
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24
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Aligarh-Kanpur
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Aligarh
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Uttar Pradesh
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Kanpur
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Uttar Pradesh
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25
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Nellore-Guntur-Vijayawada
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Nellore
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Telangana
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Vijayawada
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Andhra Pradesh
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26
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Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam
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Vijayawada
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Andhra Pradesh
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Visakhapatnam
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Andhra Pradesh
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27
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Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneshwar
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Visakhapatnam
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Andhra Pradesh
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Bhubaneshwar
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Orissa
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28
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Cuttack-Kolkata
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Cuttack
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Orissa
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Kolkata
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West Bengal
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29
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Delhi-Jaipur
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Delhi
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Delhi
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Jaipur
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Rajasthan
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30
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Jaipur-Bhilwara
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Jaipur
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Rajasthan
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Bhilwara
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Rajasthan
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31
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Bhilwara-Udaipur
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Bhilwara
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Rajasthan
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Udaipur
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Rajasthan
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32
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Udaipur-Ahmedabad
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Udaipur
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Rajasthan
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Ahmedabad
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Gujarat
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33
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Vadodara-Surat-Mumbai
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Vadodara
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Gujarat
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Mumbai
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Maharashtra
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34
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Kolkata-Durgapur
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Kolkata
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West Bengal
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Durgapur
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West Bengal
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35
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Dhanbad-Varanasi
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Dhanbad
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Jharkhand
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Varanasi
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Uttar Pradesh
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36
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Allahabad-Kanpur
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Allahabad
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Uttar Pradesh
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Kanpur
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Uttar Pradesh
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37
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Kanpur-Mathura
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Kanpur
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Uttar Pradesh
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Mathura
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Uttar Pradesh
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38
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Pune-Kolapur
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Pune
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Maharashtra
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Kolapur
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Maharashtra
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39
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Hubli-Davanagere-Bangalore
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Hubli
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Karnataka
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Bangalore
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Karnataka
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40
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Bangalore-Chennai
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Krishnagiri
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Karnataka
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Chennai
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Tamil Nadu
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41
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Hyderabad-Belgaum
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Hyderabad
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Telangana
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Belgaum
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Karnataka
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42
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Jaipur-Agra
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Jaipur
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Rajasthan
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Agra
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Uttar Pradesh
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43
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Jaipur-Ujjain
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Jaipur
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Rajasthan
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Kota
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Rajasthan
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44
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Ahmedabad-Ujjain
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Ahmedabad
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Gujarat
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Ujjain
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Madhya Pradesh
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45
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Ujjain-Bhopal
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Ujjain
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal
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Madhya Pradesh
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46
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Lucknow-Allahabad
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Lucknow
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Uttar Pradesh
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Allahabad
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Uttar Pradesh
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47
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Chandigarh-Delhi
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh (UT)
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Delhi
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Delhi
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48
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Madurai-Kollam
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Madurai
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Tamil Nadu
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Kollam
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Tamil Nadu
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49
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Kolapur-Mangalore
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Kolapur
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Maharashtra
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Mangalore
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Karnataka
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50
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Mangalore-Kozhikode
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Mangalore
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Karnataka
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Kozhikode
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Kerala
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51
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Kozhikode-Kochi
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Kozhikode
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Kerala
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Kochi
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Kerala
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52
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Kochi-Kanyakumari
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Kochi
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Kerala
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Kanyakumari
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Tamil Nadu
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53
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Nagpur - Raipur
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Nagpur
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Madhya Pradesh
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Raipur
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Chhatisgarh
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54
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Raipur-Bhubaneswar
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Raipur
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Chhatisgarh
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Bhubaneshwar
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Orissa
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55
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Nashik-Pune
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Nashik
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Maharashtra
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Pune
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Maharashtra
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56
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Srinagar-Jalandhar
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Srinagar
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Jalandhar
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Punjab
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57
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Ludhiana-Kurukshetra
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Ludhiana
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Punjab
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Kurukshetra
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Haryana
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58
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Gwalior-Jhansi-Sagar
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Gwalior
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Madhya Pradesh
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Sagar
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Madhya Pradesh
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59
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Jabalpur-Nagpur
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Jabalpur
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Madhya Pradesh
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Nagpur
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Maharashtra
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60
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Nagpur-Hyderabad
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Nagpur
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Maharashtra
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Hyderabad
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Telangana
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61
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Hyderabad-Bangalore
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Hyderabad
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Telangana
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Bangalore
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Karnataka
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62
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Salem-Madurai
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Salem
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Tamil Nadu
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Madurai
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Tamil Nadu
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63
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Madurai-Tirunelveli
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Madurai
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Tamil Nadu
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Tirunelveli
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Tamil Nadu
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64
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Pune-Solapur
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Pune
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Maharashtra
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Solapur
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Maharashtra
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65
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Solapur-Hyderabad
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Solapur
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Maharashtra
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Hyderabad
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Telangana
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66
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Hyderabad-Vijayawada
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Hyderabad
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Telangana
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Vijayawada
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Andhra Pradesh
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67
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Raipur-Vishakhapatnam
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Raipur
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Chhatisgarh
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Vishakhapatnam
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Andhra Pradesh
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68
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Gwalior-Bhopal
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Gwalior
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal
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Uttar Pradesh
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69
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Sagar-Varanasi
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Sagar
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Madhya Pradesh
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Varanasi
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Uttar Pradesh
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70
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Salem-Coimbatore
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Salem
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Tamil Nadu
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Coimbatore
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Tamil Nadu
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71
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Hissar-Delhi
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Hissar
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Haryana
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Delhi
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Delhi
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72
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Solapur-Bellari
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Solapur
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Maharashtra
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Bellari
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Karnataka
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73
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Solapur-Aurangabad
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Solapur
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Maharashtra
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Aurangabad
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Maharashtra
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74
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Surat-Dhule
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Surat
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Gujarat
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Dhule
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Maharashtra
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75
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Udaipur-Ajmer
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Udaipur
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Rajasthan
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Ajmer
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Rajasthan
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This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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