National highways in India

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:budget over ₹1 lakh crore
gptkbp:connects major cities
ports
state capitals
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:expansion ongoing expansion and upgrades
gptkbp:expressways some sections are expressways
gptkbp:firstExpressway gptkb:Delhi-Gurgaon_Expressway
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways
gptkbp:hasLetter rationalized in 2010
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National highways in India
gptkbp:largestWin gptkb:National_Highway_44
gptkbp:length over 151,000 km
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:National_Highways_Authority_of_India
gptkbp:NH1 connects Delhi to Attari
gptkbp:NH16 connects Kolkata to Chennai
gptkbp:NH19 connects Delhi to Kolkata
gptkbp:NH2 connects Delhi to Kolkata
gptkbp:NH27 connects Porbandar to Silchar
second longest national highway
gptkbp:NH44 connects Srinagar to Kanyakumari
longest national highway
gptkbp:NH48 connects Delhi to Chennai
gptkbp:NH548 connects Kalamboli to Kharpada
shortest national highway
gptkbp:NH66 connects Panvel to Kanyakumari
gptkbp:NH7 now part of NH44
gptkbp:NH8 now part of NH48
gptkbp:NHAct gptkb:National_Highways_Act,_1956
gptkbp:NHAuthorityChairman Santosh Kumar Yadav (as of 2024)
gptkbp:NHAuthorityFounded 1988
gptkbp:NHAuthorityHeadquarters gptkb:New_Delhi
gptkbp:NHAuthorityParentAgency gptkb:Ministry_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways
gptkbp:NHAuthorityWebsite https://nhai.gov.in
gptkbp:numberOfLanes over 600
gptkbp:oldestHighway gptkb:Grand_Trunk_Road
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Golden_Quadrilateral
gptkb:Asian_Highway_Network
gptkb:Bharatmala_Pariyojana
gptkb:North-South_and_East-West_Corridor
gptkbp:percentageOfRoadNetwork about 2% of total road network
gptkbp:percentageOfTraffic carry about 40% of road traffic
gptkbp:purpose support economic development
facilitate interstate transport
gptkbp:signageColor green and white
gptkbp:toll many sections are tolled
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Highway_207
gptkb:National_Highway_10
gptkb:National_Highway_17
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7