10 Indian states with longest National Highways

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to award tolling and maintenance contracts for 3,000 km of highways for five to nine years, according to an Economic Times report.

The Government of India has already undertaken major initiatives to upgrade and strengthen National Highways through seven phases of National Highways Development project (NHDP).

The National Highways have a total length of 71,772 km to serve as the arterial network of the country. Here are  the top 10 Indian states that enjoy the longest stretches of these Highways.

At No.10 is Gujarat, with 3,281 kms of National Highways passing through the state. 

At No.  9 is Bihar with 3,642 kms of National Highways.

At No.  8 is Orissa with 3,704 kms of National Highways.

At No.  7 is Maharashtra, with 4,191 kms of National Highways.

At No.  6 is Karnataka, with 4,396 kms of National Highways.

At No.  5 is Andhra Pradesh which is home to 4,537 kms of India’s National Highways.

At No.  4 is Tamil Nadu with 4,832 kms of National Highways running through the state.

At No.  3 is Madhya Pradesh with 5,027 kms of National Highways.

At No.  2 is Rajasthan which has 6,373 kms of National Highways. .

Topping the list is the state of Uttar Pradesh. The state has 6,788 kms of National Highways, according to the NHAI website.

1. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to award tolling and maintenance contracts for 3,000 km of highways for five to nine years, according to an Economic Times report.

   The Government of India has already undertaken major initiatives to upgrade and strengthen National Highways through seven phases of National Highways Development project (NHDP).

   The National Highways have a total length of 71,772 km to serve as the arterial network of the country. We look at the top 10 Indian states that enjoy the longest stretches of these Highways.

   (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)less 

2. At No.10 is Gujarat, with 3,281 kms of National Highways passing through the state. (AFP PHOTO/Sam PANTHAKY)

3. At No.9 is Bihar with 3,642 kms of National Highways

PG medical counseling and the rush

This month I have had to travel all the way from Kolkata to Surat in Gujarat to get myself admitted in Govt. Medical College Surat in MD(Anesthesiology) course as a part of the AIPGMEE-12 online counseling. The initial part of the journey was OK as I reached Ahmedabad from Kolkata by flight. Later from Ahmedabad, I took the early morning Karnavati Express to reach Surat and complete the admission procedure.


I found the town of Surat a very agreeable one with warm and helpful people all around, and good roads. The weather was very hot and made the repeated shuffling between the University and the Medical College a tiresome process especially on day-one (thanks to an improperly informed University Staff).
Also what many of us candidates felt was the lack of training to the staff who were involved with the admission procedure of the AIPG students that led to some confusions and delays through the process.


I think this was because online counseling was done for AIPG candidates for the 1st time this year and the staff seemed a bit confused on some related things. But one thing to stress here is the helpful attitude of the College Staff who were attending to our admissions. People here seemed very polite and helpful.


It took us two days to complete the admission formalities here and now am waiting for the second round of the counseling to start ..... lets see what comes up next...

World Tobacco Atlas rings alarm bells for India

India is the third largest producer of tobacco in the world. A new Tobacco Atlas brought out by the World Lung Foundation says over 390,000 hectares are being used in India to grow tobacco.The Atlas pegs India's direct healthcare costs due to tobacco at $1,195 million!


According to the Planning Commission, revenue collected from tobacco products annually in India is $1.62 billion, while the annual direct health cost of three tobacco- related diseases (cancer, coronary artery diseases and chronic obstructive lung diseases) is $6.32 billion.


Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh account for over 90% of the total tobacco production in the country. There is a global evidence of deforestation linked to tobacco production.


Around 50% of tobacco leaves produced in developing countries in Africa and Asia are cured with wood. Between 1962 and 2002, tobacco curing and manufacture of cigarettes has destroyed and degraded 680 sq km of scrub forests, or nearly 868 million tonnes of wood (Indian Institute of Forest Management).


Tobacco is a sensitive plant prone to many diseases. It needs up to 16 rounds of pesticide application during a three-month growing period.Methyl bromide, widely used as a fumigant in developing countries, contributes substantially to ozone depletion and is a toxic contaminant of groundwater.


Cigarette butts are among the most common forms of litter. Worldwide, approximately 4.95 trillion cigarette butts are estimated to be littered each year. Cigarette butts contain all carcinogenic chemicals, pesticides, and nicotine.


There occurred twice as many deaths from oral cancers as lung cancers (Lancet). The number of oral cancers was more than twice the number of lung cancers in individuals between 30 and 69 years, indicating that the range of fatal cancers caused by tobacco in India differs substantially from that in high-income countries.


In India, the tobacco crop supports 36 million people engaged in production, processing, marketing and exports (Central Tobacco Research Institute).

- The Times of India