Road network in Tamil Nadu June 2018, Tamil Nadu's road network has a total road length of . Tamil Nadu has about of highways which is designated as "National Highways" and "State Highways" on the basis of traffic intensity and connectivity. The various types of roads and their lengths are given below: Road stretches which have heavy traffic intensity of more than 30,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) connecting different state capitals, major ports, large industrial areas and tourist centers are designated National Highway by Government of India. In Tamil Nadu, "National Highways Wing" of Highways & Minor Ports Department was established in the year 1971
Belgian stay-behind network Belgian stay-behind network The Belgian stay-behind network, colloquially called "Gladio" (meaning "sword") was a secret mixed civilian and military unit, trained to form a resistance movement in the event of a Soviet invasion and part of a network of similar organizations in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation states. It functioned from at least 1951 until 1990, when the Belgian branch was promptly and officially dissolved after its existence became publicly known following revelations concerning the Italian branch of the stay-behind network. The history of the Belgian branch of the Gladio network starts in 1948 when Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak and Minister