Which road plan in India was the first attempt for the Road Development Programme between 1943-1963?

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  1. Poona Road Plan
  2. Nagpur Road Plan
  3. Bombay Road Plan
  4. Lucknow Road Plan

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Option 2 : Nagpur Road Plan
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The correct answer is Nagpur Road Plan.Key Points

  • The first 20-year road development plan is also known as the "Nagpur Road Plan" in popular culture.
  • In 1943, the government convened a conference of chief engineers at Nagpur to discuss road development and construction.
  • The conference is popularly known as the Nagpur road plan.
  • The Nagpur road plan sets a target road length of 16 km per 100 square kilometers of the nation.
  • Although the Nagpur Road Development Plan was intended to be completed between 1943 and 1963, it was actually completed two years earlier.
  • The Nagpur road plan has a 5,32,700 km goal road length.
  • Star and grid are the patterns that are applied to the roadways in the Nagpur road plan.
  • For the Nagpur road plan, the development allowance is 15%.

Additional Information

  • Bombay Road Plan:
    • The Indian road system was intended to be significantly expanded as part of the Twenty-Year Plan (Bombay Plan) (1961–1981), particularly the National and State Highways.
  • Lucknow Road Plan:
    • ​​The third 20-year road plan was this one (1981-2001). 
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