indian institute of technology roorkee repaired grand trunk road from calcutta to delhi.
indian institute of technology roorkee repaired grand trunk road from calcutta to delhi.
who repaired grand trunk road from calcutta to delhi?
indian institute of technology roorkee
section::::history.:british empire.









































in the 1830s the east india company started a programme of metalled road construction, for both commercial and administrative purposes. the road, now named grand trunk road, from calcutta, through delhi, to peshawar (present-day pakistan) was rebuilt at a cost of £1000 / mile, and a public works department, and the indian institute of technology roorkee founded, to train and employ local surveyors, engineers, and overseers, to perform the work, and in future maintain it and other roads.
grand trunk road
bullet::::- national highways development project – a project to upgrade and widen major highways in india









































section::::literature.









































bullet::::- farooque, abdul khair muhammad (1977), "roads and communications in mughal india." delhi: idarah-i adabiyat-i delli.









































bullet::::- weller, anthony (1997), "days and nights on the grand trunk road: calcutta to khyber". marlowe & company.









































bullet::::- kipling, rudyard (1901), "kim". considered one of kipling's finest works, it is set mostly along the grand trunk road. free e-texts are available, for instance here.









































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bullet::::- national highway authority of india









































bullet::::- national highway authority of pakistan









































bullet::::- npr: along the grand trunk road
grand trunk road