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23 State highways covering 2,932 kms notified as NH’s

As many as 23 state highways, covering a length of 2,932 kms, have been notified as national highways (NHs) in Rajasthan since 2014-15, a ministry road transport and highways data stated.

As many as 23 state highways, covering a length of 2,932 kms, have been notified as national highways (NHs) in Rajasthan since 2014-15, a ministry road transport and highways data stated.

“The Nasirabad-Deoli (99 km SH-26) and Dausa-Dudu-Nagaur (SH-2) sections of state roads in Rajasthan have not been notified as NHs. Development and maintenance of these state roads are the responsibility of the state government of Rajasthan,” minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari informed this while replying to a starred question in Lok Sabha on February 2.

“The criteria for state roads for declaration as new NHs may include: roads running through length / breadth of the country; connecting adjacent countries, national capital with state capitals/ mutually the state capitals, major ports, non-major ports, large industrial centers or tourist centres; roads having important strategic requirement in hilly and isolated area,” it stated.

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