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  2. List of countries by road network size - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on road network density and the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.

  3. Roads in India - Wikipedia

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    As of 2021, 64.5% of all goods in India are moved through the country's road network, 90% of India's total passenger traffic uses the road network to commute and the road network contributes 4.8% to the country's gross domestic product. [25] In 2023, India's road network became the world's second largest, after the United States. [26]

  4. Khardung La - Wikipedia

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    The road is one of the world's highest motoroable roads. [1] The elevation of Khardung La is 5,359 m (17,582 ft). [2] Local summit signs and dozens of stores selling shirts in Leh incorrectly claim its elevation to be in the vicinity of 5,602 m (18,379 ft) and that it is the world's second highest motorable pass.

  5. Umling La - Wikipedia

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    In 2017 a 52-kilometre (32 mi) paved road was constructed between the villages of Chisumle and Demchok by the Border Roads Organisation of India. The elevation at Umling La of 19,024 feet (5,799 m) surpassed the record previously held by the 18,953-foot (5,777 m) Uturuncu volcano road, Bolivia, making it the world's highest motorable road and pass. [2]

  6. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).

  7. List of states and union territories of India by transport ...

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    This is a list of the States of India ranked by the length of the state highways, as of 31 March 2012. [3] State Highways are the arterial roads in a State for inter-district movements. They traverse the length and width of a state connecting the state capital, district headquarters and important towns and cities and link up with the National ...

  8. Delhi - Wikipedia

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    Delhi has the highest road density of 2103 km/100 km 2 in India. [176] It is connected to other parts of India by five National Highways : NH 1 , NH 2 , NH 8 , NH 10 and NH 24 . The Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Kolkata prongs of the Golden Quadrilateral start from the city.

  9. Project Himank - Wikipedia

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    It has constructed the highest motorable road in the world at Umling La at height of 19,300 feet (5,900 m) along with roads in Khardung La, Tanglang La and Chang La. The project also provided access from Leh to Kargil during the Kargil War in May 1999. Its work in some locations is constrained to only a few months in a year due to extreme ...