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near Kandia). 13G 17A The highway starting from its junction near Cortalim with N. H. No. 17 and terminating at the Marmugao Port.]14 22 The highway connecting Ambala, Kalka, Simla, Narkanda, Rampur and Chini and proceed- ing to the border between India and Tibet near Shipki-La.[14A 23 The highway connecting Chas,Ranchi,Rourkela,Talcher and terminating at N.H. No. 42.]15 24 The highway connecting Delhi, Bareilly and Lucknow, 16 25 The highway connecting Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi and Shivpuri. 17 26 The highway connecting Jhansi and Lakhnadon. 18 27 The highway connecting Allahabad with the highway specified in serial No. 8 near Mangawan. 19 28 The highway starting from its junction near Barauni with the highway specified in serial No. 23 and connecting Muzaffarpur, Pipra, Gorakhpur and Lucknow. 20 28A The highway starting from its junction near Pipra with the highway specified in serial No. 19 and connecting Sagauli and Raxaul and proceeding to the border between India and Nepal. 21 29 The highway connecting Gorakhpur, Ghazipur and Banaras. 22 30 The highway starting from its junction near Mohania with the highway specified in serial No. 3 and connecting Patna and Bakhtiyarpur. 23 31 The highway starting from its junction near Barhi with the highway specified in serial No. 3 and connecting Bakhtiyarpur, Mokameh, Pumea, Dalkhola, Siliguri. Sivok. and Cooch Behar and proceeding to its junction with the highway specified in serial No. 28 near Goalpara. 24 31A The highway connecting Sivok and Gangtok.24A 32 The Highway starting from its junction near Govindpur with N. H. No. 2 and connecting Dhanbad with Jamshedpur.[24AAA 31C The highway starting from near Galgalia, connecting Baghdogra, Chalsa, Nagrakata, Goyerkata.]25 33 The highway starting from its junction near Barhi with the highway specified in serial No. 3 and connecting Ranchi and Tatanagar and proceeding to its junction with the highway speci- fied in serial No. 7 near Bharagora. 26 34 The highway starting from its junction near Dalkhoda with the highway specified in serial No. 23 and connecting Berhampore, Barasat and Calcutta. 27 35 The highway connecting Barasat and Bangaon and proceeding to the border between India and Pakistan. 28 37 The highway starting from its junction near Goalpara with the highway specified in serial No. 23 and connecting Gauhati, Jorabat, Kamargaon, Makum and Saikhoa Ghat. Serial No. National Description of national highways Highway No. 29 38 The highway connecting Makurn, Ledo and Lekhapam. 30 39 The highway connecting Kamargaon, Imphal, and Palel and proceeding to the border be tween India and Burma. 31 49 The highway connecting Jorabat and Shillong and proceeding to the border between India and Pakistan near Dawki. 32 49 The highway starting from its junction near Sambalpur with the highway specified in serial No. 7 and proceeding via Angul to its junction with the highway specified in serial No. 6 near Cuttack. 33 43 The highway connecting Raipur and Vizianagaram and proceeding to its junction with the highway specified in serial No. 6 near Vizianagaram. 34 45 The highway connecting Madras, Tiruchirapalli and Dindigul. 35 46 The highway connecting Krishnagiri and Ranipet. 36 47 The highway connecting Salem, Coimbatore, Trichur, Ernakulam, Trivandrum and Cape Comorin.[36A 41 The Highway between its junction (near Kolaghat) with N. H. No. 6 and the point where it touches Haldia port.][* * * * * *][37A 48 The highway connecting Bangalore, Hassan and Mangalore.]38 49 The highway connecting Madurai and Dhanushkodi. 39 50 The highway connecting Nasik with the highway specified in serial No. 5 near Poona.[40 51 The highway starting from its junction at Paikan on N. H. No. 37 in Assam, connecting Tura and terminating at Dalu in Meghalaya. 41 52 The highway starting from its junction at Baihata Charali on N. H. No. 31, in Assam, con- necting Tejpur, Bander Dewa, Northlakhimpur, Pasighat, Tezu, Sitapani and terminating near Saikhoaghat on N. H. No. 37. 42 52A The highway starting from its junction at bander Dewa on N. H. No. 52 in Assam and terminating at Hanagar in Arunachal Pradesh. 43 53 The Highway starting from its junction near Badarpur on N. H. No. 44, in Assam connecting Silchar, Jirighat and terminating near Imphal on N. H. No. 39.][1[44 54 The highway starting from its junction at Silchar in Assam or N. H. No. 53 connecting Aizawl and terminating at Taipang in Mizoram. 44A 54A The highway starting from its junction at Theriat in Mizoram on National Highway No. 54 and terminating at Lungli in Mizoram. 44B 54B The highway starting from its junction at "Venas Saddle" in Mizoram on National Highway No. 54 and terminating at Saiha in Mizoram.][44-D 55 The highway starting from Siliguri on National Highway No. 31 passing through Kurseong and terminating at Darjeeling.][45 56 The highway starting from Lucknow and connecting Jagdishpur, Sultanpur and Jaunpur and terminating near Varanasi.][Amendments taken for the Schedule from material available. They are not exhaustive.] Footnotes: 1. The Act came into force on 15-4-1957 : see S.R.O. 1180 D/-4-4-1957, Gaz. of Ind., 1957, Pt. II, S. 3, p. 730. Act extended to and enforced on 28-6-1975 in Sikkim-See S.O. 208 (E), Gaz. of Ind., 16-5-1975, Pt. II, S. 3 (ii), Ext. p. 1213 and Gaz. of Ind. 28-6-1975, p. 1383. 3. Inserted, by National Highways (Amendment) Act (1 of 1993) S. 2 (w.r.e.f. 23-10-92.) 4. Omited for "except such parts thereof as are situated within any municipal area ", vide " The National Highways Laws (Apaendment) Act, 1997" Dt.March 25, 1997 Published in Received the assent of the President on March 25, 1997 and published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Part II, Section I, dated 25th March, 1997, pp. 1-6, No. 30 5. Substituted for " 3 Definition In this Act, "municipal area" means any municipal area with a population of twenty thousand or more the control or management of which is entrusted to a municipal committee, a town area committee, a town committee or any other authority. ", vide " The National Highways Laws (Apaendment) Act, 1997" Dt.March 25, 1997 Published in Received the assent of the President on March 25, 1997 and published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Part II, Section I, dated 25th March, 1997, pp. 1-6, No. 30 6. Ss. 8A, 8B inserted by National Highways (Amendment) Act (26 of 1995), S. 2 (16-6-95). 7. Omited for Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Central Government may enter into an agreement with the Government of any State or with any authority entrusted with the control or management of any municipal area in relation to the development or maintenance of the whole or any part of a national highway situated within the State or, as the case may be, in relation to the development or maintenance of any such part of a highway situated within a municipal area as is referred to in sub-section ( 1 ) of section 2 and any such agreement may provide for the sharing of expenditure by the respective parties thereto., vide " The National Highways Laws (Apaendment) Act, 1997" Dt.March 25, 1997 Published in Received the assent of the President on March 25, 1997 and published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Part II, Section I, dated 25th March, 1997, pp. 1-6, No. 30 8. Substituted by National Highways (Amendment) Act (30 of 1977) S. 3 (12-8-77) 9. Inserted, . 10. Inserted vide " The National Highways Laws (Apaendment) Act, 1997" Dt.March 25, 1997 Published in Received the assent of the President on March 25, 1997 and published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Part II, Section I, dated 25th March, 1997, pp. 1-6, No. 30 11. Portion beginning with words "and all rules made under section 9" and ending with words "or the session immediately fol lowing" omitted by National Highways (Amendment) Act (30 of 1977) S. 4 (12-8-77). NATIONAL HIGHWAYS RULES, 1957 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- RULE 1 SHORT TITLE -These rules may be called the National Highways Rules, 1957