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The movement of goods, services, and ideas from one location to another relies on transportation and mass communication. The Transport Department of Haryana is dedicated to providing well-coordinated, safe, and efficient transport services.

Transport System in Haryana:

• All villages, towns, and districts in Haryana are connected by all-weather metalled roads.
• At its formation, the total roadway in the state was 5100 km.
• Haryana accounts for 1.19% of the total road network in India.
• According to the Economic Survey 2020-21, the total road length in Haryana is 27,235 km.
• The road density is 104.69 per square km, with Ambala having the highest road density and Jind district the lowest.
• Hisar district boasts the largest road length (2108 km), while Faridabad district has the smallest (522 km).
• The state received the ARSTU Trophy in 2008-09 for the maximum improvement in vehicles.
• The PPP model is adopted for the development of bus stands, with Pipli (Kurukshetra) and Rajiv Chowk (Gurugram) currently operating under this mode.
• The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board has constructed around 11,216 km of roads in villages, with the longest road built in Sirsa (1642 km).
• Bhiwani district has the highest length of National Highway (313 km), while Fatehabad district has the shortest.
• There are 4 Driving Training Centers in Bahadurgarh (in association with Maruti Udyog), Kaithal (in association with Ashok Leyland), Bhiwani (in association with the Central Government), and Mewat.

Categories of Roads in Haryana:

• National Highways, connecting remote parts of the country, are constructed and maintained by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
• Approximately 2.0% of the total National Highways in India are in Haryana.
• As of November 2018, the total length of National Highways in Haryana is 3,097.6 km.
• NH-1, also known as the Sher Shah Suri road, is the most popular and commercially important road in Haryana, passing through the districts of Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, and Ambala.
• NH-9 and NH-10 pass through six districts of Haryana, connecting Delhi-Punjab and Fazilka.
• The robust transport system in Haryana plays a crucial role in facilitating the movement of people and goods across the state.

Some major National Highways in Haryana and their respective routes and lengths are as follows:

• NH-2: Eastern Peripheral Expressway around Uttar Pradesh and Haryana - 44 km
• NH-5: Ambala-Panchkula-Pinjaur - 28.3 km
• NH-7: Punjab-Panchkula, Raipur Rani, Ghanana in the State of Haryana-Himachal Pradesh - 39.5 km
• NH-9: Bahadurgarh-Rohtak-Hansi-Hisar-Fatehabad-Sirsa - 285.9 km
• NH-11: Narnaul No-352-Rewari - 88 km
• NH-44: Ambala-Pipli-Karnal-Sonipat-Mathura - 257.8 km
• NH-48: Gurugram-Dharuhera - 83.3 km
• NH-52: Hisar - 143.2 km
• NH-54: Dabwali - 38.5 km
• NH-105: Pinjaur-Karanpur-Himachal Pradesh border - 17.5 km
• NH-148A: Gurugram - 6 km
• NH-152: Kaithal-Ambala-Panchkula - 122 km
• NH-248A: Sahpura-Alwar, Ramgarh - 111 km
• NH-254: Dabwali (NH No-54) - 47 km
• NH-334B: Sonipat-Kurukshetra-Jhajjar-Charkhi Dadri-Loharu - 180 km
• NH-344: Ambala-Yamunanagar - 109.4 km
• NH-352: Rohtak-Jhajjar-Rewari - 186.1 km
• NH-444A: Junction with NH No-44 near Ambala-No-44 at Sahabad - 44 km
• NH-703: Sardulgarh-junction with new NH-9 near Sirsa - 15 km
• NH-709: Rohtak-Panipat-Bhiwani - 188.3 km
• NH-907: Yamunanagar (NH-73)-Jagadhri Chhachhrauli-Himachal Pradesh border - 45.9 km
• NH-919: Rewari-Palwal - 67.9 km

State Highways Overview:

• State Highways in Haryana serve as vital connections between key cities, towns, and district headquarters, with maintenance overseen by the State Public Work Department (PWD). According to the Economic Survey 2020-21, the total length of State Highways in Haryana is 1602 km.
• The shortest State Highway is SH-6(A) at 3.70 km, while the longest is SH-12 spanning 192.32 km.

State Highway Routes and Lengths (in km):

• SH-1: Jagadhri-Bilaspur-Sadhaura-Narayangarh-Raipur Rani Road - 63.90
• SH-2: Surewala-Chowk-Fatehabad - 50.01
• SH-4: Kala Amb-Sadhaura-Shahbad - 75.50
• SH-5: Saharanpur-Ambala - 15.14
• SH-6: Saharanpur-Radaur-Pipli-Pehowa - 103.64
• SH-6-(A): Jagadhri-Paonta - 3.70
• SH-7: Karnal-Ladwa-Shahbad - 59.25
• SH-8: Kunjpura-Karnal-Kaithal-Khanauri - 95.85
• SH-9: Kaithal-Pehowa-Patiala - 60.25
• SH-10: Gohana-Jind-Barwala-Agroha-Adampur-Bhadra - 134.78
• SH-11: Meerut-Sonipat-Gohana-Assandh-Kaithal-Patiala - 166.81
• SH-12: Karnal-Assandh-Jind-Hansi-Tosham - 192.32
• SH-14: Panipat-Safidon-Jind-Bhiwani-Loharu - 129.78
• SH-22: Bahadurgarh-Jhajjar-Kosli - 77.60
• SH-24: Rewari-Kanina-Mahendragarh-Loharu - 92.45
• SH-32: Sirsa-Rania-Jeevannagar - 70.43
• SH-33: Nilokheri-Dandrodhi - 28.64

Major District Roads Overview

Major District Roads play a crucial role in connecting villages and blocks to districts, covering a total length of 22,550 km in Haryana. These roads are constructed and maintained by Municipalities and Village Panchayats.

Transport Department of Haryana:

Sarthi:

• This scheme introduces air-conditioned bus services in collaboration with Volvo Company.
• The goal is to provide world-class bus services to passengers, with Sarathi buses operating on multiple state routes.
• The air-conditioned 'Sarathi' Volvo bus service is available on the Delhi-Chandigarh-Gurugram road.

Haryana Gaurav:

• Haryana State Transport Corporation operates regular buses under this service, connecting various locations within the state at nominal fares.
• Known as 'Aam Adami Ki Khas Bus,' these buses offer deluxe facilities at standard fares.
• Passengers enjoy amenities such as FM radio, phone chargers, and machine-operated doors and windows under the Haryana Gaurav Bus Service.

Haryana Uday:

• The state has launched Haryana Uday, a CNG bus service.
• The primary goal of this initiative is to provide eco-friendly bus services to the National Capital Delhi, contributing to the reduction of pollution in the state.
• The scheme operates low-floor CNG buses on the Delhi-Gurugram and Delhi-Faridabad routes.
• Plans are underway to extend the service to Panchkula, Rohtak, and all areas of Gurugram and Faridabad.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan:

Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, efforts are being made to ensure clean water and cleanliness at bus stations, with a focus on constructing eco-friendly bus terminals.
Harpath:

• Harpath is a mobile application designed to facilitate the reporting of road-related issues such as potholes and accident-prone areas.
• Developed by the State Government in collaboration with the National Remote Sensing Centre and National Information Centre.
• Utilizes GPS-based vehicle tracking in 400 Haryana roadways buses.
• The state boasts 16 light vehicle driving training centers, a heavy vehicle training center in Murthal (Sonipat), and three Institutes of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) in Bahadurgarh, Kaithal, and Rohtak.

Haryana State Road Agencies:

• Haryana Roadways Engineering Corporation (HREC), Gurugram, was established in November 1987 to promote, administer, and manage bus body building workshops.
• Haryana State Roads and Bridges Development Corporation Limited focuses on the construction, repair, and maintenance of bridges, pavements, tunnels, and bypasses on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) basis.

Expressways in Haryana

KMP and KGP Expressway:

• KMP Expressway: A 135.6 km 6-lane expressway connecting Kundli to Palwal, serving as a Delhi bypass for North-South and West traffic.
• KGP Expressway: A 135 km 6-lane expressway linking Kundli and Palwal via Ghaziabad.

Dwarka Expressway:

• Also known as NH-248-BB (8-lane), under construction to provide an alternate road link between Delhi and Gurugram.
• It spans 28 km, with 18 km in Haryana (Gurugram) and 10 km in Delhi (Dwarka).
• Part of the Golden Quadrilateral Project aimed at improving road connectivity between major cities.

New Transport Policy of Haryana Government, 2017

• The State Government has the authority to determine terms and conditions for private bus service providers.
• Approval under section 66 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, is required to use any vehicle as a traffic vehicle in the state.

Road Safety and Awakening:

• Road Safety Clubs have been established in all Government colleges to raise awareness among students.
• The State Government introduced a Safe School Vehicle Policy, mandating the installation of CCTV cameras and GPS in all school buses, along with the presence of a female attendant.
• A committee, chaired by K.S. Radhakrishnan, has been formed to analyze road safety measures.
• The State Road Safety Policy, announced in 2016, designates the State Transport Department as the lead agency under the Secretariat of the State Road Safety Council.