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ECONOMIC TRENDS
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TRANSPORT FACILITIES
A network of roads and railway routes is highly conducive to economic development in general and industrial growth in particular. In this regard Wardha district is fairly served by good roads and railways as mentioned below:—
(1) Bombay-Howrah railway route,
(2) Delhi-Madras railway route,
(3) Pulgaon-Arvi branch line,
(4) Bombay-Calcutta national highway,
(5) Nagpur-Hyderabad national highway,
(6) Wardha-Nagpur road,
(7) Wardha-Yeotmal road,
(8) Wardha-Arvi road,
(9) Wardha-Hinganghat road,
(10) Pulgaon-Talegaon road.
Road development received a fair deal in the five year plans of the district. During the First Plan about 32 miles of roads were constructed and 38 miles of village roads were repaired. During the Second Plan about 58 miles of roads were constructed and a few old roads were repaired. The programme under the Third Plan marked the construction of 60 miles of roads, while the amount spent on road development amounted to Rs. 26.42 lakhs. The following statement gives the statistics of road mileage in the district in 1958, 1961, 1964, 1965 and 1966. [Bureau of Economics and Statistics, Maharashtra Government.] |
Category |
1958 + |
1961* |
1964* |
1965* |
1966* |
1. |
National highways |
44.312 |
72.521 |
107.10 |
107.10 |
107.12 |
2. |
State highways |
123.875 |
216.658 |
325.23 |
325.23 |
325.30 |
3. |
Major district roads |
65.093 |
143.587 |
149.00 |
165.00 |
167.00 |
4. |
Other district roads |
33.067 |
60.448 |
63.60 |
63.60 |
63.00 |
5. |
Village roads |
13.560 |
44.157 |
45.90 |
45.90 |
46.00 |
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Total
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269.907 |
537.371 |
690.83 |
706.83 |
708.42 |
+ Road length in miles.
*Road length in kilometres.
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