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Explain with five suitable examples, how the 'level of economic development' and 'nature of terrain' \[a\hat{u}ect\] the density of roads in India.

Answer:

(i) The roads in our villages, towns and cities are bumpy and are not traffic worthy. In villages streets or roads are uneven and if it is dark one may stumble. The Panchayats, municipalities, and corporations are not particular in laying good roads, in mending them.

(ii) Even in the cities the roads are not well metalled and there is no footpath. Except in the .main thoroughfares there are no footpaths.

(iii) Jammu & Kashmir has only 10.48 KM road density.

(iv) It is very low ia the Himalayari region and Northeast region

(v) It is also low in plateau areas in India.