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Hots What are the highlights and benefits of the Golden Quadrilateral Highways? g) North–South and East-West Corridors North-South corridor aims at connecting Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir with Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu (including Kochi-Salem spur) with , km long road. easy to construct roads. In mountainous area, it is quite difficult to construct roads. Road density is the highest in Kerala and lowest in Jammu & Kashmir. For the purpose of construction and maintenance, roads are classified into National Highways (NH), State Highways (SH), District Roads, Rural Roads (Village Roads), Border Roads and International Highways. . Classification of Roads in India a) National Highways (NH) National Highways form the most important system of road transportation in India. These highways are running through length and breadth of the country connecting capitals of states, major ports, rail junctions, industrial and tourist centres. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India, is responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways in India. The longest National highway is NH- which runs from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir to Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu covering a distance of km. The shortest national highway is NH-47A, which runs from Kundanoor to Kochi port (Willington Island) covering a distance of km. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was established in . It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Surface Transport. India - Population, Transport, Communication & Trade Not to Scale N S E W