ROAD NETWORK IN ORISSA - A CRITICAL EVALUATION

This paper discusses several aspects of the road network in orissa state, India. After presenting some relevant statistical data, it considers: (1) the status of national highways in orissa; (2) the central sector scheme; (3) the minimum needs programme; (4) the rural landless employment guarantee programme; (5) the road development programme; (6) management and road maintenance. It is concluded that the orissa road system has many problems, which require detailed research and many remedial measures. The following recommendations are made: (1) roads must be brought into the "core sector" and given plan allocations of at least 10%; (2) additional tolls and taxes should be levied; (3) more roads in the state road network should be brought into the "n.h. Grid", for greater mobility, faster transport and national economic benefit; (4) all orissa state roads should be brought under a single agency, preferably a technical department; (5) planning should be better disciplined, more scientific and related to needs; (6) maintenance grants for roads should be based on such considerations as topography, geological conditions and susceptibility to natural disasters; (7) expenditure on work-charged staff, fair weather roads, and flood and storm damage repair should not be charged to the maintenance and repair grant; and (8) improvements to road layouts and surfaces and elimination of road accidents should be undertaken by stages and funded from the maintenance and repair grant, according to priorities. (TRRL)

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Srinivasan, S V
• Publication Date: 1989-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 31-41
• Serial:
  • Indian Highways
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-7256

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Costs; Economic factors; Economics; Financing; Improvements; Maintenance; Networks; Planning; Policy; Regions; Roads; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 224: Cost; 263: Economics of transport; 244: Financing; 9108: Improvement; 8045: India; 3847: Maintenance; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 378: Region; 1053: Road network
• Subject Areas: Economics; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497810
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM