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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 2, 070-crore highways project in which state
A
Odisha
B
Punjab
C
Haryana
D
Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh has the longest network of National Highways in India. Only three other states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra & Gujarat have a route length of more than 5000 Kms.

Detailed explanation-2: -NH 52. The fourth road on the national highway list 2022 is National Highway 52 (NH 52). It begins from Sangrur, Punjab, to Ankola, Karnataka. The length of this highway is 2, 317 km.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bharatmala project aims to build over 26000 km length of economic corridors, which, along with the Golden Quadrilateral and North-South and East-West corridors, will bring over 80 percent of freight traffic on highways. It is just about 40 percent at present.

Detailed explanation-4: -“The largest highway project in India, the Golden Quadrilateral project was launched in 2001 as part of National Highways Development Project (NHDP).” The Golden Quadrilateral highway network project is phase one of the NHDP.

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