Volume : 7, Issue : 3, March - 2018

ROAD DENSITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HARYANA- 2011

Dr. Subodh Rani

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;tab-stops:.9in 1.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>In the present paper, an attempt has been made to analyze the road density and levels of regional development in Haryana in 2011. Two variables (Total road length per 100 km&sup2; and Total road length per lakh population) are chosen for the measurement of the road density and four oad categories: Demographic, Social, Economic and Ecological have been selected to study the regional development levels. District wise rank orders have been assigned to find out the composite index and to draw a connection between road density and regional development. It is recorded that district Kaithal has the maximum road density by both the indicators. In regional development, Sonipat district has attained the 1^st rank whereas Palwal is the least developed district. It is suggested that there is an urgent need to construct new roads and expand the existing highways for a balanced regional development in state. <o:p></o:p></span></p>